BlockSkookum, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Dover Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49656. It stands on Coe Creek. The Survey maps it on the Luther quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Luther SW quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Luther quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Cadillac quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Luther quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
30 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Skookum between 1992 and 2020, burning about 114 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | DIRTY HOTDOG BUN |
| 15 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LAKE 0005 |
| 4 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LUTHER FD DISTRICT #1 0020083 - 2020 |
| 30 July 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | DOVER #1 |
| 14 July 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 June 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 June 2003 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Skookum: 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1621636. 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.