BlockVan, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1984. It stands in McKinley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49755. The Survey maps it on the Pellston quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1955 USGS Cheboygan quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Cheboygan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Pellston quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Pellston quadrangle1:25000
- 1984 USGS Cheboygan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
33 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Van between 1994 and 2019, burning about 55 acres in total. 1 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2004 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PELLSTON FD 097920 - 2019 |
| 25 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MAPLE RIVER FIRE |
| 24 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EMMET 08 - DAM FIRE |
| 12 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 July 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 July 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Van: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snider Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pellston | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Levering | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Brutus | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Carp Lake | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Canby Corners | 7.6 miles | 11 | |
| Ayr | 8.0 miles | 14 | |
| Bliss | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Marsh Corner | 8.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1615460. 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.