BlockPogy, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Grant Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49639. The Survey maps it on the Chippewa Lake North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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 Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Evart quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Chippewa Lake North quadrangle1:25000
- 1984 USGS Big Rapids quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Big Rapids quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
38 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Pogy between 1992 and 2020, burning about 77 acres in total. 2 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 | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EVART VFD 466 - 2019 |
| 17 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EVART VFD 286 - 2018 |
| 3 June 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 June 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.8 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MECOSTA 04 - STONE CREEK |
| 6 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pogy: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Potassium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cousineau Gravel, Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hershey Potash Mine | Potassium | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Center | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Chippewa Lake | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Paris | 8.6 miles | 12 | |
| Rodney | 8.7 miles | 14 | |
| Big Rapids | 10.1 miles | 15 | |
| Barryton | 10.9 miles | 12 | |
| Chippewa Vista | 13.6 miles | 12 | |
| Mecosta | 13.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617796. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.