Fairfield, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Fairfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49221. It stands on Mitchell Drain. The Survey maps it on the Jasper quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Adrian quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Adrian quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Fairfield between 2018 and 2020, burning about 10 acres in total. None 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MADISON TOWNSHIP FD 0001348 - 2018 |
| 6 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PALMYRA TOWNSHIP FD 134 - 2020 |
| 30 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MADISON TOWNSHIP FD 0001489 - 2018 |
| 3 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PALMYRA TOWNSHIP FD 131 - 2020 |
| 19 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MADISON TOWNSHIP FD 0001419 - 2018 |
| 18 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MADISON TOWNSHIP FD 0001417 - 2018 |
| 13 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP VFD 0000052 - 2019 |
| 12 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP VFD 0000049 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Fairfield: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Packard Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Ruff's Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Stamm Brothers Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fairfield in 4 storm reports between 1999 and 2006: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairfield | $7,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Lightning | Fairfield | $2,000 | Lightning struck a Consumers Energy substation in Fairfield, knocking out power to 4400 people in Adrian. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairfield | - | Law enforcement reported numerous large trees down. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Fairfield | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | 1.3 miles | 10 | |
| Ogden | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Madison Center | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Sand Creek | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Ridgeville | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Weston | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Friendly Village of Adrian | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Ogden Center | 5.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 625749. 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.




