BlockPioneer, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Pioneer Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49651. The Survey maps it on the Morey quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Lake City quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Cadillac quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Morey quadrangle1:25000
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Pioneer between 1992 and 2020, burning about 73 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.4 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | KALKASKA 06 |
| 29 July 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 July 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pioneer in 2 storm reports between 2007 and 2011: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pioneer | $110,000 | Many large trees were downed in northern Missaukee County. Several structures and trailers were damaged by falling trees, especially in and just west of Moorestown. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Pioneer | - | Mostly pea sized hail, though a few stones as large as nickels. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutcheon | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Morey | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Stittsville | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Moorestown | 8.2 miles | 12 | |
| Arlene | 8.8 miles | 12 | |
| Lake City | 9.6 miles | 12 | |
| Keelans Corner | 9.9 miles | 12 | |
| Star City | 11.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617788. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.