BlockRichland Junction, Michigan
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Richland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49083. The Survey maps it on the Delton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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 Galesburg quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1944 USGS Galesburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Delton quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Galesburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Galesburg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Delton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Kalamazoo quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
21 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Richland Junction between 2018 and 2020, burning about 23 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RICHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 324 - 2019 |
| 11 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RICHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 231 - 2020 |
| 9 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RICHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 183 - 2020 |
| 6 June 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RICHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 179 - 2020 |
| 6 June 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RICHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 178 - 2020 |
| 2 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GUN PLAIN CHARTER TWP FD 0000049 - 2018 |
| 30 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HICKORY CORNERS FD 0000069 - 2018 |
| 26 April 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RICHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 130 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Richland Junction: 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Aggregates Corp. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Barry Co Pit Bill Smith S & G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| W.Douglas Sand Exposure | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Highland Park | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| East Cooper | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Yorkville | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| South Gull Lake | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Midland Park | 5.9 miles | 19 | |
| Gull Lake | 6.2 miles | 21 | |
| Cooper | 6.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617816. 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.