BlockPollok, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Wheatfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48854. The Survey maps it on the Dansville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1909 USGS Mason quadrangle1:62500
- 1911 USGS Mason quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Dansville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Lansing quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Pollok between 2018 and 2020, burning about 15 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | INGHAM TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 0208-20 - 2020 |
| 5 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP FD 1903267 - 2019 |
| 20 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | INGHAM TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 0067-19 - 2019 |
| 15 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | 18689 - 2018 |
| 24 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MASON FD 133 - 2018 |
| 6 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DELHI TOWNSHIP FD 0001170 - 2018 |
| 5 May 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DELHI TOWNSHIP FD 1188 - 2019 |
| 25 March 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | 18084 - 2018 |
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 Pollok: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weaver Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Weaver Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dansville | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Meridian | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Williamston | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Mason | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Vantown | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Willow Village Home Court | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Forest Hills | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Eden | 7.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617797. 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.