Scofield, Michigan
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Exeter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48159. It stands on Helser Drain. The Survey maps it on the Carleton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1906 USGS Romulus quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1928 USGS Romulus quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Carleton quadrangle1:31680
- 1942 USGS Carleton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Carleton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Carleton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Scofield between 2018 and 2020, burning about 107 acres in total. 2 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EXETER VFD 0000171 - 2018 |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IDA TOWNSHIP VFD 237 - 2020 |
| 3 July 2020 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SUMPTER TOWNSHIP FD 442 - 2020 |
| 12 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EXETER VFD 0000139 - 2018 |
| 14 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASH TOWNSHIP FD 0006134 - 2019 |
| 8 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EXETER VFD 0000098 - 2018 |
| 7 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LONDON-MAYBEE-RAISINVILLE FD 0000092 - 2019 |
| 6 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASH TOWNSHIP FD 0004078 - 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 Scofield: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silica, Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Lake Farm Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Maybee Brick and Tile Co Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Maybee Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Schesberger Sandstone Exposure | Silica | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scofield in 8 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scofield | - | Numerous trees blown down across the County, especially north of the city of Monroe. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scofield | - | Multiple trees and wires reported down in Exeter Township. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scofield | - | Several large tree limbs reported down. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scofield | - | Many trees reported down, blocking road. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scofield | - | A tree was reported blown down. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scofield | - | Numerous trees blown down or snapped along a 2 mile stretch. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scofield | - | Several trees and tree limbs were blown down. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Scofield | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 637454. 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.










