BlockTallman, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Branch Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49410. The Survey maps it on the Tallman quadrangle.
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.
- 1931 USGS Custer NE quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Milwaukee quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Milwaukee quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Custer quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1976 USGS Custer NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Ludington quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Tallman quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
69 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Tallman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 335 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | EAST BRANCH |
| 11 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | MORESE RD |
| 6 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | WELDON CREEK |
| 6 July 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | NORTH JACKPINE |
| 4 July 2011 | Fireworks | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | CASSIN LAKE |
| 31 July 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | SHACK |
| 3 July 2020 | Fireworks | 1.4 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | LADY FINGER |
| 3 July 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | POLE 162 |
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 Tallman: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| West Branch Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batcheller | 1.7 miles | 9 | |
| Walhalla | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Millerton | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Fountain | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Custer | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Carr | 8.6 miles | 11 | |
| Sugar Grove | 9.0 miles | 9 | |
| Scottville | 9.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1621859. 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.