BlockRust, Michigan
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Rust Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49746. The Survey maps it on the Rust quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Tawas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Tawas City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Rust quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Hubbard Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Rust between 1992 and 2017, burning about 41 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONTMORENCY 15 |
| 15 June 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONTMORENCY 02 |
| 8 May 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONTMORENCY 04 |
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 Rust: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter's Creek Clay Pit | Clay | Past 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 636410. 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.