BlockSuperior, Michigan
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Superior Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48198. It stands on Snidecar Drain. The Survey maps it on the Ann Arbor East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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.
- 1902 USGS South Lyon quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Ann Arbor quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1906 USGS South Lyon quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1908 USGS Ann Arbor quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Ann Arbor East quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
24 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Superior between 2018 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. 2 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 | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ANN ARBOR FD 751468 - 2019 |
| 25 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ANN ARBOR FD 0820309 - 2018 |
| 13 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP FD 0002536 - 2018 |
| 26 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SUPERIOR TOWNSHIP FD 0000516 - 2019 |
| 10 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP DPS 2000626 - 2020 |
| 9 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ANN ARBOR FD 0813263 - 2018 |
| 6 May 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ANN ARBOR FD 0812958 - 2018 |
| 2 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP FD 0001609 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Superior: 2 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paint Creek Clay Deposit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect | ||
| Kruse Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Liberty Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| O E Gooding & Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| O E Gooding & Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geddes | 1.6 miles | 22 | |
| Ypsilanti | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Eastlawn | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Willow Run | 3.4 miles | 24 | |
| Dixboro | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Frain Lake | 4.7 miles | 24 | |
| Ann Arbor | 4.7 miles | 22 | |
| Rawsonville | 5.6 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617883. 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.