BlockPomeroy, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Pavilion Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49088. The Survey maps it on the Adams Park quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1918 USGS Leonidas quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Leonidas quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Leonidas quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Leonidas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Adams Park quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Kalamazoo quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Pomeroy between 2018 and 2020, burning about 20 acres in total. 3 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 | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PAVILION TOWNSHIP FD 0000289 - 2019 |
| 12 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PAVILION TOWNSHIP FD 0000273 - 2019 |
| 6 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COMSTOCK TWP FIRE/RESCUE 0000840 - 2018 |
| 16 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SOUTH KALAMAZOO COUNTY FIRE AUTH 0000560 - 2018 |
| 13 July 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PAVILION TOWNSHIP FD 0000238 - 2018 |
| 12 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COMSTOCK TWP FIRE/RESCUE 0001155 - 2019 |
| 1 May 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PAVILION TOWNSHIP FD 0000149 - 2018 |
| 25 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PAVILION TOWNSHIP FD 0000138 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pomeroy: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayward Dry Marl Pit | Limestone, General | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pavillion Center | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Collins Corner | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Pavilion | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Adams Park | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Lemon Park | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Ramona Park | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Cooks Mill | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Scotts | 3.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617798. 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.