Pittsfield, Michigan
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Pittsfield Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48108. The Survey maps it on the Ypsilanti West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1902 USGS Ypsilanti quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Ann Arbor quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1906 USGS Ypsilanti quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1908 USGS Ann Arbor quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Ypsilanti West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
29 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Pittsfield between 2018 and 2020, burning about 31 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ANN ARBOR FD 751468 - 2019 |
| 4 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP DPS 0821304 - 2018 |
| 29 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ANN ARBOR FD 0823638 - 2018 |
| 26 August 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SALINE AREA FD 0001000 - 2019 |
| 9 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ANN ARBOR FD 0818772 - 2018 |
| 5 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ANN ARBOR FD 0818413 - 2018 |
| 27 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP DPS 0646463 - 2019 |
| 26 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP DPS 0820465 - 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 Pittsfield: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Du-Pine Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Liberty Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Maple Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| O E Gooding & Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| O E Gooding & Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| William Brink Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pittsfield in 12 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 7 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | Lightning | Pittsfield | $40,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | $7,000 | One foot diameter trees reported down. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | A large tree was reported down. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | Multiple trees reported down. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | - | A trained spotter measured a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| February 2017 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Arbor | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Saline | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Geddes | 4.9 miles | 22 | |
| Stony Creek | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Superior | 5.8 miles | 22 | |
| Ypsilanti | 6.3 miles | 20 | |
| Mooreville | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Eastlawn | 7.4 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 635060. 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.









