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Udell, Michigan

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Stronach Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49660. The Survey maps it on the Udell quadrangle.

Udell within Manistee County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

70 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Udell between 1992 and 2019, burning about 252 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 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
Debris and open burning20
Power generation/transmission/distribution18
Recreation and ceremony10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Arson/incendiarism5
Equipment and vehicle use4
Natural3
Smoking2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2013Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreHuron-Manistee National ForestMIKELLE 2
28 September 2013Debris and open burningunder an acreHuron-Manistee National ForestUDELL CIGAR
28 September 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreHuron-Manistee National ForestTRUCK
13 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreHuron-Manistee National ForestRIFLE RANGE
31 August 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreHuron-Manistee National ForestOLD TARGET
24 August 2019Natural1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesFREESOIL/MEADE TWP FD 0019077 - 2019
24 August 2013Natural16 acresHuron-Manistee National ForestGUENTHARDT
21 August 2013Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresHuron-Manistee National ForestSKOCELAS ROAD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Manistee County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Udell: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Salt, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Fischer Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
R.G.Peters Salt and Lumber Co.SaltPast Producer

Every working recorded in Manistee County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Brethren6.2 miles9
Wellston7.2 miles15
Chief Lake8.0 miles9
Norwalk8.3 miles9
Maue Corners9.1 miles9
Onekama Junction9.2 miles9
Dublin9.3 miles15
Douglas9.3 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1621994. 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.