BlockRiverton, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Riverton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49454. It stands on Swan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Scottville quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Ludington NE quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Milwaukee quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Milwaukee quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Ludington quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Ludington quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Scottville quadrangle1:25000
Fires near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Riverton (historical) between 2008 and 2020, burning about 59 acres in total. None 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PERE MARQUETTE FD 0000204 - 2019 |
| 15 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PERE MARQUETTE FD 0000202 - 2019 |
| 8 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SCOTTVILLE FD 20-0144 - 2020 |
| 17 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DALTON TOWNSHIP FD 0000364 - 2019 |
| 14 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PERE MARQUETTE FD 0000120 - 2019 |
| 5 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MASON 02 |
| 24 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | OASIS |
| 30 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PERE MARQUETTE FD 0000087 - 2018 |
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 Riverton (historical): 2 producers, 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Magnesite, Halite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow Chemical - Ludington | Halite | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Harbison-Walker | Magnesite | Plant | 1957 | |
| Johnson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amber | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Meisenheimer Corners | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Wiley | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Scottville | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| White Pine Village | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Buttersville | 6.8 miles | 10 | |
| Ludington | 7.0 miles | 10 | |
| Custer | 7.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2514261. 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.