BlockTurtle, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Sherman Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48765. It stands on Johnson Creek. The Survey maps it on the National City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1954 USGS Tawas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Tawas City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS National City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tawas City quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
37 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Turtle between 1993 and 2020, burning about 384 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 | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TAWAS CITY FD 0000075 - 2019 |
| 5 July 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | NATIONAL |
| 28 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WHITTEMORE VFD 0000029 - 2019 |
| 8 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WHITTEMORE VFD 0000022 - 2019 |
| 8 May 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.3 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IOSCO 01 |
| 8 May 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8.9 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IOSCO 04 - CHERRY POP FIRE |
| 4 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.2 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ARENAC 02 |
| 31 May 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 7.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | RAIL POWER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Turtle: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Gypsum Pit & Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | 1960 | |
| Michigan Gypsum Pit and Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| National City Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | 1925 | |
| Tawas Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | 1950 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| National City | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| McIvor | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Whittemore | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| White Rock | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Hemlock | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Meadow | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Sand Lake | 9.4 miles | 14 | |
| Cedar Haven | 9.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617904. 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.