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Michigan Hill, Washington

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Thurston South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98579. It stands on Michigan Hill. The Survey maps it on the Rochester quadrangle.

Michigan Hill within Thurston County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 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

119 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Michigan Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 208 acres in total. 4 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
Debris and open burning33
Missing data/not specified/undetermined31
Recreation and ceremony17
Equipment and vehicle use9
Fireworks8
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Natural4
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Smoking2
Arson/incendiarism2

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
9 September 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersHWY 12
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.2 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersINDEPENDENCE RD
6 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersOAKBERG
6 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
6 September 2003Debris and open burning2.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
5 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersCONSTRUCTION
25 September 1999Recreation and ceremony1.5 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Thurston County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Michigan Hill: 18 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Apple Avenue PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bardeaux PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Delaney PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Grand Mound Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Independence PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Jackson's Meadow Tracts PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Thurston 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
Helsing Junction2.3 miles14
Rochester3.0 miles14
Independence3.2 miles14
Peterson Corner3.3 miles14
Grand Mound4.8 miles14
Essex5.3 miles14
Mima6.3 miles14
Bordeaux (historical)8.1 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511147. 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.