West Gladstone, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Escanaba Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49837. The Survey maps it on the Gladstone quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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.
- 1932 USGS Gladstone SE quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Gladstone quadrangle1:62500
- 1982 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Gladstone quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
94 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of West Gladstone between 1992 and 2020, burning about 281 acres in total. 2 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 | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 August 2001 | Fireworks | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Hiawatha National Forest | EAST POINT |
| 26 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PINE BLUFF |
| 24 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 July 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Hiawatha National Forest | TWIN SPRINGS |
| 7 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FORSYTH TOWNSHIP FD 0001959 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of West Gladstone: 10 producers, 3 past producers. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory), Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bichler Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Read 150-B | Limestone, General | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Algonquin Delta Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Soo Hill Clay Pit Shale | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Bichler Gravel & Concrete Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| City of Escanaba Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Delta Co Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gladstone Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Goedert Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Holmberg Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lambert | 1.7 miles | 9 | |
| Lake Bluff | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| Gladstone | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Chaison | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Groos | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| North Escabana (historical) | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Larch | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Kipling | 3.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1616114. 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.






