BlockSouth Fairfield, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Ogden Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49248. The Survey maps it on the Assumption quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1911 USGS Swanton quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS Swanton quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Assumption quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of South Fairfield between 2007 and 2020, burning about 3 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PALMYRA TOWNSHIP FD 134 - 2020 |
| 14 May 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP VFD 0000049 - 2019 |
| 1 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 South Fairfield: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruff's Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Wilt's Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeville | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Ogden Center | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Mulberry | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Jasper | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Ogden | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Fairfield | 6.7 miles | 10 | |
| Weston | 7.0 miles | 10 | |
| Palmyra | 9.3 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122594069 | 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 1617858. 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.