BlockSnow, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Baroda Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49101. It stands on Lemon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Baroda quadrangle.
On record in Snow
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Ninth District Lighthouse Depotlisted 1993 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1927 USGS Niles quadrangle1:62500
- 1930 USGS Niles quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Niles quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Baroda quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS South Bend quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Snow between 2018 and 2020, burning about 14 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 | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHIKAMING FD 335 - 2019 |
| 22 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WEESAW TOWNSHIP FD 18-0039 - 2018 |
| 12 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BERRIEN SPRINGS-ORONOKO FD 0000127 - 2019 |
| 16 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BARODA FD 0000041 - 2019 |
| 11 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BARODA FD 0000040 - 2019 |
| 11 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WEESAW TOWNSHIP FD 18-0024 - 2018 |
| 6 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BARODA FD 0000021 - 2019 |
| 3 April 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WEESAW TOWNSHIP FD 20-0011 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Snow: 3 producers, 3 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrien County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bridgman Pit & Mill Manley Bros | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bridgman Pit & Mill/Martin-Marietta | Silica | Producer | ||
| Garage Site | Silica | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| North Bridgman Pit | Silica | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| South Bridgman Site | Silica | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baroda | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Baroda Estates | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Glendora | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Hills Corners | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Bridgman | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Jerico | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Livingston | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Hinchman | 4.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 638198. 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.