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Decorative drawing: a small American settlement seen from a low hill. Not a photograph of this place.

East Springfield, Massachusetts

44 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Springfield City. It lies in ZIP code area 01104. It stands on Poor Brook. The Survey maps it on the Springfield North quadrangle.

East Springfield within Hampden County

Then and now

1886 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 99 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of East Springfield, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of East Springfield, surveyed 1886

Topographic sheets covering this place

44 sheets

Matched 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.

Fires nearby

635 since 2015

The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 635 fires within 5 miles of East Springfield between 2015 and 2020, burning about 221 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 2 were 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/undetermined345
Equipment and vehicle use170
Debris and open burning42
Recreation and ceremony31
Smoking21
Natural20
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Arson/incendiarism2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
9 September 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
8 September 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
5 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
5 September 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hampden County

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 1,722 shown

Museums hold 1,722 specimens collected within 10 miles of East Springfield between 1844 and 1975: 712 Animalia, 572 Plantae, 398 Fungi, 25 Chromista, 9 Unrecorded, 5 Protozoa, 1 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Albee, A. B. Seymour, A. E. Kirk and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Image SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of Taphrina johansonii Sadeb.Taphrina johansonii Sadeb.1894W.G. Farlow
Specimen of Lygodium palmatum (Bernh.) Sw.Lygodium palmatum (Bernh.) Sw.1895Deane, WalterEast Longmeadow;;;;
Specimen of Calligrapha rhoda Knab, 1909Calligrapha rhoda Knab, 19091900F. KnabWest Springfield
A photograph of the species Carex siccata, not of this specimenCarex siccata Dewey1844Collector unknown
A photograph of the species Amphicarpaea bracteata, not of this specimenAmphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald1845Collector unspecified
A photograph of the species Galeopsis tetrahit, not of this specimenGaleopsis tetrahit L.1845not recorded
A photograph of the species Alopecurus geniculatus, not of this specimenAlopecurus geniculatus L.1850not recorded
A photograph of the species Lactuca hirsuta, not of this specimenLactuca hirsuta Muhl. ex Nutt.1850Collector unspecified
A photograph of the species Carex canescens, not of this specimenCarex canescens L.1852Collector unknownWestfield.
A photograph of the species Carex pallescens, not of this specimenCarex pallescens L.1852Collector unknownWestfield
A photograph of the species Eurybia schreberi, not of this specimenEurybia schreberi (Nees) Nees1852C. A. Shurtleff
Alnus incana (L.) Moench1891unknownWoods Hall.

All 1,722 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

10 of 33 shown

The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of East Springfield: 17 past producers, 14 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 plant. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Brick Clay, Clay, Stone, Dimension, Flagstone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Construction Aggregates PitGranite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Granby Quarry No 1Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Macia Emery MineEmeryOccurrenceEmery
W. New England Smelting Works IncCopperProducer
Bay State Refining Co--Chicopee, MaAluminumPlant
Chicopee PlantAluminumPast Producer
Banas S & G Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Banas Sand and Gravel Co IncSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Ondrick IndustriesSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Sandstone QuarryStone, DimensionProducerSandstone

Every working recorded in Hampden County

Storms nearby

42 since 2007

The National Weather Service names East Springfield in 42 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 19 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 5 lightning, 2 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2011Thunderstorm WindEast Springfield$75,000Trees and wires on Berkshire Avenue, Locust, Paramount, Stuart and Brewster Streets, Wellfleet Drive, Memorial Drive, and several other streets in the Indian Orchard neighborhood were downed by thunderstorm winds. Trees fell on houses on Paramount and Brewster Streets. A person was trapped in the house on Paramount Street, but was uninjured.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindEast Springfield$50,000Trees were downed onto several houses on Grochmal Avenue in the Indian Orchard section of Springfield. These trees fell in such a way that people were trapped inside the houses. No one was injured. Several trees in the area were also uprooted.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindEast Springfield$50,000Large trees were downed onto two houses and a car. The houses were on Quincy Street.
July 2010LightningEast Springfield$50,000A lightning strike ignited an attic fire at a house on Locust Street.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindEast Springfield$25,000Numerous large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2010LightningEast Springfield$20,000A lightning strike ignited a house fire on Perkins Street.
July 2008LightningEast Springfield$15,000A house on Wistaria Street was struck by lightning and caught fire.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindEast Springfield$12,000In Springfield, there was a large tree blocking Delmore St. There was a large tree on two houses on Jeffery St. There was a tree down on a house near Allen St. There was a tree down on a house near Providence St. There was a tree down near Peekskill Ave.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindEast Springfield$10,000In Springfield, a large tree was down on cars on Brookdale Drive. Photo shared on Twitter.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindEast Springfield$10,000A large tree was downed onto a house on Ambrose Street. Wires were downed on Prospect Avenue and Hunter's Place.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindEast Springfield$10,000Trees and wires in the Porter Lake area, including Berkshire Avenue and River Street, were downed by thunderstorm winds. One of these trees was downed onto a car.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindEast Springfield$5,000A large tree was downed onto a home on Ambrose Street.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindEast Springfield$5,000A tree and wires on Chestnut Street were downed by thunderstorm winds.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindEast Springfield$5,000A tree and large limbs on Paxton Road and Riverdale Street were downed by thunderstorm winds.
August 2008LightningEast Springfield$5,000Lightning struck a garage on Menthuen Street resulting in a fire.
October 2020Thunderstorm WindEast Springfield$4,000In Springfield, a tree was down on Liberty Street. A tree and wires were down on Birchland Avenue. A tree split and landed on a house on Jeffrey Road.
August 2020LightningEast Springfield$2,000In Springfield, lightning struck a house causing a fire on White St.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindEast Springfield$2,000A tree was downed on wires on Route 5 and Route 91.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindEast Springfield$1,000A tree limb on Orlando Street in Springfield was downed onto wires by thunderstorm winds.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindEast Springfield$1,000A tree on Boston Road was downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindEast Springfield$500In Springfield, a tree was down on Berkshire Avenue.
September 2023Flash FloodEast Springfield-In Ludlow, cars were stuck in flood water on Page Blvd and Berkshire Ave.
September 2023Flash FloodEast Springfield-In West Springfield, cars were stuck in street flooding on Carando Dr and Weston St.
June 2020HailEast Springfield-Dime size hail was reported in Springfield.
June 2017HailEast Springfield-At 2 PM EST, a trained spotter reported nickel-size hail at Springfield.
June 2017HailEast Springfield-At 215 PM EST, a trained spotter reported 1-inch diameter hail at Springfield.
May 2017HailEast Springfield-At 510 PM EST, nickel size hail fell in Springfield.
July 2017FloodEast Springfield-At 718 PM EST, broadcast media reported street flooding on Groton Street, on the eastern side of Springfield.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindEast Springfield-Local broadcast media reported that an anemometer at Springfield Central High School recorded a wind gust of 58 mph, associated with a thunderstorm. No damage was reported.
July 2014Funnel CloudEast Springfield-Several reports of a funnel cloud were received mainly over the area of exits 4 & 5 on Interstate 291 to near Bay Street and Berkshire Avenue.
August 2013HailEast Springfield-Penny to quarter size hail fell, covering parts of the driveway.
June 2013HailEast Springfield-Penny size hail fell along Interstate 291.
July 2011HailEast Springfield-Quarter to ping pong ball size hail fell in Springfield.
June 2010HailEast Springfield-Penny to nickel size hail fell on Interstate 91.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindEast Springfield-Trees down on Boston Road.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindEast Springfield-Large limbs down.
August 2014HailEast Springfield-no account filed
July 2011HailEast Springfield-no account filed
August 2011HailEast Springfield-no account filed
June 2011HailEast Springfield-no account filed
August 2011HailEast Springfield-no account filed
July 2008HailEast Springfield-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Hampden County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Athol Junction1.0 miles44
Chicopee Falls1.0 miles44
Fiberloid1.7 miles44
McKnight and Bay1.7 miles50
Liberty Heights2.2 miles50
Upper Hill2.2 miles50
Pine Point2.3 miles50
Chicopee2.5 miles44

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 608998. 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.

Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.

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.