Springfield Place, Michigan
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Battle Creek City. It lies in ZIP code area 49015. It lies near Ward Island. The Survey maps it on the Battle Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1918 USGS Battle Creek quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Battle Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Battle Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Battle Creek quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Battle Creek quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Kalamazoo quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
77 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Springfield Place between 2006 and 2020, burning about 139 acres in total. 14 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 | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EMMETT TOWNSHIP DPS 01205 - 2019 |
| 22 September 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EMMETT TOWNSHIP DPS 00971 - 2020 |
| 21 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BATTLE CREEK FD 05331 - 2018 |
| 13 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BATTLE CREEK FD 05179 - 2018 |
| 8 August 2019 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EMMETT TOWNSHIP DPS 00986 - 2019 |
| 21 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BATTLE CREEK FD 05036 - 2019 |
| 8 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BATTLE CREEK FD 03805 - 2018 |
| 6 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BATTLE CREEK FD 03770 - 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 Springfield Place: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun Co Pit Bill Smith S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Calhoun County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dickman Road Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dickman Road Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hoffman Brothers Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rays Aggregates Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Springfield Place in 9 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Springfield Place | $2,000,000 | The tornado touched down near the intersection of Capitol Avenue and East Stafford Avenue just east of Goguac Lake and moved east just missing Riverside Elementary School and then moving along Chapel Hill Drive where it reached its peak intensity. The tornado then weakened as it moved across Interstate 194 before finally dissipating as it crossed 6 1/2 mile road. Three houses and Chapel Hill Methodist Church suffered partial loss of their roofs which along with approximately 100 snapped and uprooted trees resulted in a rating of EF1 along Chapel Hill Drive. The remainder of the track was rated EF0 where clusters of trees were uprooted or snapped with only minor damage occurring to houses in the path. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springfield Place | $20,000 | Fourteen trees were blown down in the north side of the city of Battle Creek. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springfield Place | - | Multiple mature trees down blocking roads. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springfield Place | - | Severe storms produced wind gusts of up to around 60 mph. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springfield Place | - | A gust front surged well ahead of a weakening line of convection, and as it swept through Calhoun county, a trained spotter measured a 66 mph wind gust on a hand held anemometer at 24th street and Territorial. Additionally, the ASOS weather station located 1 mile NW of Battle Creek measured a wind gust of 51 mph. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springfield Place | - | A 59 knot gust was estimated near Battle Creek. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springfield Place | - | A 56 knot measured wind gust was recorded at Springfield Place. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Springfield Place | - | A trained spotter just west of Springfield Place reported a mix of nickel and pea sized hail. |
| December 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springfield Place | - | A 54 knot wind gust was estimated in Battle Creek. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Springfield | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Battle Creek | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Sunrise Heights | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Orchard Park | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Old Mill Gardens | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Urbandale | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Verona Park | 3.7 miles | 18 |
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 Q122563770 | 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 638625. 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.








