BlockRattle Run, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1991. It stands in St. Clair Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48079. It stands on Cooper Drain. The Survey maps it on the Rattle Run quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1928 USGS Hicky quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Rattle Run quadrangle1:31680
- 1942 USGS Rattle Run quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Rattle Run quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Rattle Run quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Lake St. Clair North quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Rattle Run quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Rattle Run between 2003 and 2020, burning about 68 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 | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MEMPHIS VFD 2019264 - 2019 |
| 16 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST CLAIR AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 485 - 2019 |
| 14 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HORSE FARM |
| 28 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | KIMBALL TOWNSHIP FD 512 - 2019 |
| 17 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | KIMBALL TOWNSHIP FD 458 - 2018 |
| 14 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST CLAIR AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 251 - 2019 |
| 6 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST CLAIR AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 179 - 2019 |
| 25 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST CLAIR AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 210 - 2019 |
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 Rattle Run: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amcord Cement Co. Pit | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths Creek | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Columbus | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Snyderville | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Adair | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Kimball | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Belle River | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Wales Center | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Marysville | 6.8 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122550802 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1624852. 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.