Oak Park, Michigan
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Bedford Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49037. The Survey maps it on the Augusta quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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 Galesburg quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1944 USGS Galesburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Galesburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Galesburg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Kalamazoo quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
54 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Oak Park between 2004 and 2020, burning about 84 acres in total. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BATTLE CREEK FD 05179 - 2018 |
| 25 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BEDFORD TOWNSHIP FD 00250 - 2019 |
| 18 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RICHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 278 - 2020 |
| 8 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BATTLE CREEK FD 03805 - 2018 |
| 5 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP FD 00600 - 2019 |
| 27 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BATTLE CREEK FD 04481 - 2019 |
| 2 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BATTLE CREEK FD 03882 - 2019 |
| 17 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BATTLE CREEK FD 04000 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Oak Park: 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dickman Road Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dickman Road Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hoffman Brothers Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rays Aggregates Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stoney Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oak Park in 2 storm reports between 2024 and 2025: 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 | Oak Park | $50,000 | Several trees and limbs were blown down. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Park | - | Several large trees down on Hubbard Street. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urbandale | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Level Park | 0.8 miles | 22 | |
| Springfield | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Bedford | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Orchard Park | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Springfield Place | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Morgan Corners | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Lakeview | 4.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 633850. 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.










