Swedetown, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Calumet Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49913. The Survey maps it on the Laurium quadrangle.
On record in Swedetown
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 5 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Calumet and Hecla Industrial Districtlisted 1974 · 0.8 miles away
Calumet Downtown Historic Districtlisted 1974 · 0.9 miles away
Calumet Fire Stationlisted 1974 · 0.9 miles away
Vivian, Jr., J., and Company Buildinglisted 2003 · 1.0 miles away
Calumet Theatrelisted 1971 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1946 USGS Laurium quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Laurium quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Laurium quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Swedetown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 4 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 | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LAKE LINDEN FD 2019019 - 2019 |
| 7 August 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CALUMET VILLAGE FD 0081219 - 2019 |
| 26 July 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HUBBELL VFD 0724191 - 2019 |
| 2 July 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 June 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SLASHER |
| 5 June 1993 | Smoking | 1.6 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 58 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 58 workings within 5 miles of Swedetown: 46 past producers, 11 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Silver, Copper, Silver, Nickel, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haltunen Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Michigan Nickel Deposits | Nickel, Copper | Prospect | Sulfides | |
| Michigan Nickel Deposits | Nickel, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Centennial No.2 | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1863, 1904 | |
| Wolverine | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1882, 1898 | |
| Allouez Conglomerate No 1 & 2 | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1830 | |
| Centennial Mine | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1869, 1920 | |
| Kearsarge Amygdaloid | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1887 | |
| Kearsarge Mine | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Lode | |
| La Salle Mine | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1910, 1920 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osceola | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| Tamarack | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Calumet | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Laurium | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| West Tamarack | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Centennial Heights | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Centennial | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Lakeview | 2.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1614483. 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.







