BlockStark, Michigan
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Livonia City. It lies in ZIP code area 48150. The Survey maps it on the Redford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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.
- 1905 USGS Plymouth quadrangle1:62500
- 1905 USGS Wayne quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1912 USGS Wayne quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Redford quadrangle1:31680
- 1942 USGS Redford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Redford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Redford quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
44 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Stark between 2018 and 2020, burning about 42 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY FD 0002021 - 2019 |
| 16 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LIVONIA FIRE/RESCUE 0007106 - 2019 |
| 15 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WESTLAND FD 196253 - 2019 |
| 14 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LIVONIA FIRE/RESCUE 0007061 - 2019 |
| 10 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LIVONIA FIRE/RESCUE 0006927 - 2019 |
| 9 July 2018 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LIVONIA FIRE/RESCUE 5880 - 2018 |
| 4 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WESTLAND FD 0001131 - 2018 |
| 25 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LIVONIA FIRE/RESCUE 6371 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Stark: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight Aggregate Corp Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mijal 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 1617868. 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.