BlockWrights, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Edenville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48657. It stands on Varity Creek. The Survey maps it on the Edenville quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Edenville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Midland quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Wrights (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 276 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND 10 |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND 08 |
| 27 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND 15 |
| 25 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND 13 |
| 1 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND 14 |
| 2 July 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Wrights (historical): 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ne North Bradley Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Pohl Pit and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Grove | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hope | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Edenville | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Sanford | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| North Bradley | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Curtis | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Averill | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Bombay | 6.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2544187. 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.