Davisburg, Michigan
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Springfield Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48350. The Survey maps it on the Davisburg quadrangle. It stands 965 feet above sea level.
On record in Davisburg
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Caleb Everts Houselisted 1980
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1920 USGS Holly quadrangle1:62500
- 1922 USGS Holly quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Holly quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Davisburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Davisburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Pontiac quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Davisburg between 2003 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NORTH OAKLAND COUNTY FIRE AUTH 798 - 2020 |
| 20 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NORTH OAKLAND COUNTY FIRE AUTH 662 - 2018 |
| 7 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GROVELAND TOWNSHIP FD 0000707 - 2018 |
| 15 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NORTH OAKLAND COUNTY FIRE AUTH 552 - 2019 |
| 17 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NORTH OAKLAND COUNTY FIRE AUTH 467 - 2018 |
| 5 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NORTH OAKLAND COUNTY FIRE AUTH 326 - 2019 |
| 25 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NORTH OAKLAND COUNTY FIRE AUTH 419 - 2018 |
| 1 May 2018 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HOLLY FD 0000242 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Davisburg: 7 producers, 1 past producer. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebewaing Limekiln Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Andersonville Road Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Buffalo Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Buffalo Pit No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Buffalo Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Holly Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kurtz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tri-City Aggregates Inc Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Davisburg in 3 storm reports between 2005 and 2021: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davisburg | $1,000 | A couple trees were reported blown down, along with several large tree limbs. |
| October 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Davisburg | - | Damage included: numerous large tree limbs broken off, few small trees uprooted, and very minor siding damage to two homes. Max winds were estimated at 65 mph. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davisburg | - | Several trees were reported down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andersonville | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Austin Corners | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Springfield | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Jossman Acres | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| White Lake | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Rose Center | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Groveland Corners | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Holly | 5.3 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q136346259 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 624352. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








