Sauble, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Sauble Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49402. The Survey maps it on the Peacock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1933 USGS Peacock SW quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Wellston quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Wellston SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Cadillac quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Peacock quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
46 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Sauble between 1992 and 2020, burning about 214 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | LEAF |
| 19 September 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | PICKET FENCE |
| 10 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | UTTER RD |
| 30 August 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | BASS LAKE |
| 25 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | CAN'T BELIEVE IT |
| 7 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | BROOKS |
| 18 July 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | CAT TAIL |
| 17 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | BLAZER |
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 Sauble: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peacock | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Little Manistee | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Irons | 8.5 miles | 15 | |
| Wolf Lake | 8.8 miles | 14 | |
| Baldwin | 12.1 miles | 16 | |
| Marlborough | 14.4 miles | 15 | |
| Idlewild | 14.6 miles | 16 | |
| Pine Grove Beach | 14.8 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 Q122545463 | 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 1621521. 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.







