Wobic, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Humboldt Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49814. The Survey maps it on the Champion quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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 Champion quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Champion quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Wobic between 1992 and 2019, burning about 93 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST. ANTHONY |
| 14 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ISHPEMING TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 0000058 - 2019 |
| 1 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CO RD 601 |
| 26 July 2007 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 38 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Wobic: 26 past producers, 8 occurrences, 2 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Copper, Molybdenum, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dishneau Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Republic Feldspar Quarry | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Copper&Molybdenum Prospect | Copper, Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Mineral Prospect | Molybdenum, Gold, Copper, Bismuth, Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Uranium Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Copper Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Copper Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Molybdenum Prospect | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Molybdenum Prospect | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Bessie Mine | Iron | Producer | 1844, 1891, 1906 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 0.9 miles | 15 | |
| Beacon | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Martins Landing | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Humboldt Mine | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Clowry | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Humboldt | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Clarksburg | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Diorite | 6.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617915. 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.






