BlockRiver Raisin, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Bridgewater Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49236. The Survey maps it on the Tecumseh North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1904 USGS Ann Arbor quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1906 USGS Saline quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1908 USGS Ann Arbor quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Tecumseh North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of River Raisin between 2005 and 2020, burning about 9 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 | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLINTON FD 239 - 2020 |
| 13 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLINTON FD 231 - 2020 |
| 12 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000218 - 2018 |
| 27 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 May 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLINTON FD 117 - 2020 |
| 14 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000187 - 2019 |
| 20 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000129 - 2018 |
| 19 April 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000128 - 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 River Raisin: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washtenaw County Road Comm. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Bridgewater | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Rowes Corner | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Benton | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Sharon Hollow | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Rogers Corner | 8.3 miles | 15 | |
| Jerusalem | 10.8 miles | 19 | |
| Saline | 11.0 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617820. 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.