Princeton, Michigan
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Forsyth Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49841. The Survey maps it on the Gwinn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1932 USGS Harvey SW quadrangle1:31680
- 1952 USGS Gwinn quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Gwinn quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Gwinn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
67 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Princeton between 1994 and 2020, burning about 61 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 7 were 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 | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 August 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 August 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | AIRFIELD ROAD |
| 9 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 July 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 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
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Princeton: 14 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1844, 1907, 1942 | |
| Archibald Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1907, 1911 | |
| Austin Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1844, 1905, 1929 | |
| Austin Mines Numbers 1 and 2 | Iron | Past Producer | 1903, 1905 | |
| Cleveland Cliffs Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Francis | Iron | Past Producer | 1893 | |
| Francis Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1844, 1893, 1939 | |
| Gardner-Mackinaw Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1844, 1919, 1941 | |
| Mackinaw-Gardner Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Princeton Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1844, 1872, 1947 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| Gwinn | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| New Swanzy | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Plains | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Swanzy | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| K I Sawyer | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Little Lake | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Sands | 9.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 635461. 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.







