Eastmont, Michigan
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Grand Rapids Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49546. The Survey maps it on the Grand Rapids East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1914 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Grand Rapids East quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
57 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Eastmont between 2018 and 2020, burning about 57 acres in total. 7 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 | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GRAND RAPIDS FD 0016378 - 2019 |
| 5 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GRAND RAPIDS FD 0013282 - 2018 |
| 23 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GRAND RAPIDS FD 0014440 - 2018 |
| 9 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GRAND RAPIDS FD 0011622 - 2018 |
| 9 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GRAND RAPIDS FD 0011625 - 2018 |
| 6 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | KENTWOOD FD 02390 - 2018 |
| 4 July 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GRAND RAPIDS FD 0011276 - 2018 |
| 3 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GRAND RAPIDS FD 0012053 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Eastmont: 6 producers, 3 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rap Clay Prod Co Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Kentwood Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Kentwood Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | 1999 | |
| Ponce De Leon Water Co Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Chadwick Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Great Lakes Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Katz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pickett and Schreur Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pickett and Schreur Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eastmont in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 2 flood, 1 hail, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2010 | Lightning | Eastmont | $500,000 | Local fire departments reported that around a dozen house fires were produced by lightning from Ada south to Caledonia. |
| October 2019 | Flood | Eastmont | $10,000 | Reeds Lake boulevard was flooded in two low lying spots between Manhattan road and the outlet to the east and the bike path was also flooded. Balyeat field in Sparta was inundated with water when Nash Creek flowed out of it's banks. |
| March 2026 | Flood | Eastmont | - | Standing water on the road in Front Home at Bel-Air and Kent Blvd. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Eastmont | - | An NWS employee reported one inch diameter hail two miles west of Ada. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Paris | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| East Grand Rapids | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Forest Hills | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Ada | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Cascade | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Grand Rapids | 6.0 miles | 17 | |
| Chauncey | 6.8 miles | 16 | |
| Northview | 6.9 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 625295. 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.






