BlockSylvan Beach, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Fruitland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49461. The Survey maps it on the Michillinda quadrangle. It stands 617 feet above sea level.
On record in Sylvan Beach
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.
Navigation Structures at White Lake Harborlisted 2000 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1929 USGS Montague quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Milwaukee quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Milwaukee quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Montague quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Montague SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Muskegon quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Michillinda quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Sylvan Beach between 1996 and 2019, burning about 82 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 | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WHITE LAKE FIRE AUTHORITY 0000525 - 2018 |
| 2 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUSKEGON 04 |
| 2 May 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.7 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUSKEGON 03 - |
| 30 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WHITE LAKE FIRE AUTHORITY 0000315 - 2018 |
| 25 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WHITE LAKE FIRE AUTHORITY 0000408 - 2019 |
| 22 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WHITE LAKE FIRE AUTHORITY 0000394 - 2019 |
| 16 April 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.6 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUSKEGON 02 |
| 10 April 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Sylvan Beach: 1 past producer, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Titanium, Metal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehall Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Whitehall Plant Ti | Titanium, Metal | Plant | 1992 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wabaningo | 0.1 miles | 11 | |
| Michillinda | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Maple Grove | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| South Whitehall | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Montague | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Whitehall | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Lakewood Club | 8.7 miles | 10 | |
| Dalton | 9.3 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q136348678 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1614514. 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.