Pittsford, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Jefferson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49271. The Survey maps it on the Pittsford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Pittsford quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Adrian quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Adrian quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
14 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Pittsford between 1996 and 2020, burning about 31 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WOODBRIDGE TWP FIRE/RESCUE F202027 - 2020 |
| 19 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PITTSFORD-JEFFERSON FIRE/RESCUE 19056 - 2019 |
| 18 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HUDSON FD 0000091 - 2018 |
| 30 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PITTSFORD-JEFFERSON FIRE/RESCUE 20028 - 2020 |
| 9 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PITTSFORD-JEFFERSON FIRE/RESCUE 19021 - 2019 |
| 6 April 2019 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WRIGHT-WALDRON FIRE & AMBULANCE 0000127 - 2019 |
| 24 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PITTSFORD-JEFFERSON FIRE/RESCUE 19023 - 2019 |
| 24 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ADDISON FD 0000465 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pittsford: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osseo Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pittsford in 5 storm reports between 1999 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsford | $10,000 | Power lines were blown down in the city limits. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsford | $4,000 | Power lines and two trees blown down between Osseo and Pittsford. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsford | - | Three trees down across SE half of county. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Pittsford | - | A trained spotter reported baseball size hail. |
| July 1999 | Hail | Pittsford | - | Tree limbs were also blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locust Corners | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Fountain Park | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Osseo | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Shadyside | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Lickly Corners | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Ransom | 6.7 miles | 10 | |
| Prattville | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Steamburg | 7.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 635063. 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.




