BlockSmithville, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Garfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49633. It stands on Waterhole Creek. The Survey maps it on the Smithville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1954 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Kalkaska quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Smithville quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
23 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Smithville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 93 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.4 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | KALKASKA 06 |
| 29 July 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 July 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 June 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | KALKASKA 12 - S. SNYDER |
| 31 May 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 May 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taffeltown | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Millers Corners | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Giddings | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Deibert | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| McGee | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Sharon | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Lodi | 8.0 miles | 15 | |
| Spencer | 8.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 638179. 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.