Springville, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Cambridge Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49265. The Survey maps it on the Onsted quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1948 USGS Manchester quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Manchester quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Onsted quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
29 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Springville between 2018 and 2020, burning about 53 acres in total. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CAMBRIDGE FD 713 - 2020 |
| 27 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CAMBRIDGE FD 626 - 2020 |
| 26 August 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CAMBRIDGE FD 1020 - 2018 |
| 20 July 2019 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ADDISON FD 0000888 - 2019 |
| 19 July 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CAMBRIDGE FD 586 - 2019 |
| 14 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP FD 490 - 2020 |
| 6 May 2019 | Natural | 15 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CAMBRIDGE FD 314 - 2019 |
| 5 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CAMBRIDGE FD 309 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Springville: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Brothers Lanawee County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gallop Pit No. 4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stevick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Springville in 3 storm reports between 2003 and 2017: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springville | - | Reports of several trees down in Cambridge Township. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springville | - | Trees reported down across the road. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springville | - | A trained spotter estimated winds of 60 to 65 mph on Sand Lake. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onsted | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Oak Shade Park | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Cambridge Junction | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Tipton | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Rome Center | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Devils Lake | 6.7 miles | 18 | |
| Geneva | 7.8 miles | 9 | |
| Round Lake Estates | 7.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 638633. 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.






