Englishville, Michigan
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Alpine Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49345. The Survey maps it on the Cedar Springs SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1918 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Cedar Springs SW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
45 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Englishville between 2018 and 2020, burning about 47 acres in total. 4 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 | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALPINE TOWNSHIP FD 729 - 2020 |
| 9 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALPINE TOWNSHIP FD 648 - 2020 |
| 23 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALPINE TOWNSHIP FD 689 - 2020 |
| 4 July 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SPARTA FD 444 - 2020 |
| 29 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SPARTA FD 520 - 2019 |
| 28 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SPARTA FD 490 - 2020 |
| 19 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALPINE TOWNSHIP FD 0000585 - 2018 |
| 14 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALGOMA TOWNSHIP FD 442 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Englishville: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Manufacturing Co Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Butterworth Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Coit Avenue Gravel & Aggregate Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Contractors Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Norman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Englishville in 2 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Englishville | $100,000 | Several trees and limbs were blown down and a report of hail up to an inch in diameter was also received. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Englishville | $50,000 | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballards Corners | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Alpine | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Sparta | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Fruit Ridge Center | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Belmont | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Comstock Park | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Lisbon | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Childsdale | 5.9 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 625604. 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.








