Williamsville, Michigan
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Unadilla Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48137. It stands on Unadilla Stockbridge Drain. The Survey maps it on the Gregory quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1919 USGS Stockbridge quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1922 USGS Stockbridge quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Stockbridge quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Gregory quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Gregory quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
18 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Williamsville between 1996 and 2020, burning about 134 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | STOBRIDGE AREA EMERGENCY SERVICES AUTHORITY 201910 |
| 17 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | UNADILLA TOWNSHIP FD 0000138 - 2018 |
| 15 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | STOBRIDGE AREA EMERGENCY SERVICES AUTHORITY 202010 |
| 9 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DEXTER AREA FD 1900610 - 2019 |
| 9 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHELSEA AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 190826 - 2019 |
| 8 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | STOBRIDGE AREA EMERGENCY SERVICES AUTHORITY 201904 |
| 8 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | UNADILLA TOWNSHIP FD 050 - 2019 |
| 29 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PUTNAM TOWNSHIP FD 0000203 - 2018 |
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 Williamsville: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gay Sperrys'Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Stockbridge Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Livingston County Road Commission | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Washtenaw County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Williamsville in 2 storm reports between 2023 and 2025: 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Williamsville | $50,000 | A weak tornado with maximum winds of 70 mph tracked east-northeast from northeast Jackson County and briefly crossed into Livingston County before dissipating just northeast of Leeke Road and north of Bowdish Road. One business along the path sustained some minor structural damage that included roof damage and siding damage to an outbuilding. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsville | - | Trees reported down and a barn suffered damage, which included parts of the roof. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Unadilla | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Kaiserville | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Bullis Crossing | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Plainfield | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Chalkerville | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Anderson | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Hell | 5.9 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1616517. 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.








