Richmond, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Richmond City. It lies in ZIP code area 48062. The Survey maps it on the Richmond quadrangle. 5,878 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 732 feet above sea level.
On record in Richmond
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
First Congregational Churchlisted 1975
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 14 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.
- 1914 USGS Armada quadrangle1:62500
- 1928 USGS Armada quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Lake St. Clair North quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Richmond quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Richmond between 2019 and 2020, burning about 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RICHMOND FD 0000111 - 2019 |
| 6 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LENOX TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 0000162 - 2019 |
| 25 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RICHMOND FD 0000103 - 2019 |
| 23 February 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LENOX TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 0000128 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Richmond: 2 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boss Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Katz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Richmond in 13 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | $2,000 | Scattered trees and powerlines reported down. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | $1,000 | A second storm downed large tree limbs. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | An 8 inch diameter tree limb was reported down. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | Multiple power lines reported down. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | Numerous trees downed across Richmond. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | Several trees and power lines reported down, as well as damage to a roof overhang on a building. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | Trees were reported blown down. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | A trained spotter reported numerous tree branches 6 inches in diameter down. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | A trained spotter reported large tree branches down. |
| July 2005 | Lightning | Richmond | - | Lightning struck a communications tower at the Richmond/Lenox EMS building on 32 Mile Road, knocking out the phone system. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | Wind damage to the roof of a car dealership. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Richmond | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Richmond | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Haven | 6.0 miles | 17 | |
| Memphis | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Armada | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Ray Center | 8.4 miles | 14 | |
| New Baltimore | 8.9 miles | 12 | |
| Meade | 8.9 miles | 17 | |
| Milton | 9.0 miles | 17 | |
| Wolcott Mills | 9.5 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Richmond | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1858363 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 635886. 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.









