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Greenfield, Massachusetts
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Greenfield City. It lies in ZIP code area 01301. It stands on Graves Brook. The Survey maps it on the Greenfield quadrangle.
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Then and now
1890 to 1990The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
32 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.
- 1890 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1941 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:31680
- 1941 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:31680
- 1941 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:31680
- 1943 USGS Brattleboro quadrangle1:125000
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:31680
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:25000
- 1975 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:25000
- 1986 USGS Keene quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Keene quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Keene quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:25000
- 1990 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:25000
- 1990 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:25000
Photographs
8 photographs, 1935 to 1941Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Collier, John, Jr, 1941. Library of Congress
Collier, John, Jr, 1935. Library of Congress
Collier, John, Jr, 1941. Library of Congress
Collier, John, Jr, 1941. Library of Congress
Collier, John, Jr, 1941. Library of Congress
Collier, John, Jr, 1941. Library of Congress
Collier, John, Jr, 1941. Library of Congress
Collier, John, Jr, 1935. Library of Congress
Fires nearby
38 since 2002The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Greenfield between 2002 and 2020, burning about 15 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 14 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 June 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 21 June 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 May 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 31 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 31 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 31 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 3,346 shownMuseums hold 3,346 specimens collected within 10 miles of Greenfield between 1822 and 1975: 1,259 Plantae, 1,094 Animalia, 861 Fungi, 114 Unrecorded, 14 Protozoa, 4 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A S Pease, A V Osmun, A. Clark 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 | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) A.W.Wood | 1900 | F. F. Forbes | |
 | Ptilidium pulcherrimum (Weber) Hampe | 1822 | Ebenezer Emmons | |
 | Cinna latifolia (Trevir. ex Göpp.) Griseb. | 1847 | Russell | |
| unnamed (fossil) | 1867 | Othniel C. Marsh | black sh, [property of T.M. Stoughton, 1871 Beers County map, previously owned by Dr. Roswell Field], S side of Connecticut River, Horse Race, Montague | |
 | Carex pedunculata Muhl. ex Willd. | 1892 | J. R. Churchill | Mount Toby |
 | Carex prasina Wahlenb. | 1892 | J. R. Churchill | Montague |
 | Carex torta Boott | 1892 | J. R. Churchill | Montague |
 | Hedeoma pulegioides (L.) Pers. | 1892 | not recorded | Mt. Toby |
| Rhexia virginica L. | 1892 | not recorded | Millers Falls | |
| Spiranthes gracilis (Bigelow) L.C.Beck | 1892 | not recorded | Mt. Toby | |
 | Spiranthes ochroleuca (Rydb.) Rydb. | 1894 | Swinerton, J.R. | Greenfield |
 | Asplenium rhizophyllum L. | 1895 | not recorded |
All 3,346 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
8 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Greenfield: 4 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Barium-Barite, Copper, Iron, Copper, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner Falls Copper Occurence North | Copper, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | Malachite | |
| Turner Falls Copper Occurence Southwest | Barium-Barite, Copper, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Turner Falls Copper Prospect | Barium-Barite, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Greenfield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mackin Sand and Gravel Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| East Deerfield Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Town of Greenfield Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Warner Brothers Inc | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms nearby
59 since 1994The National Weather Service names Greenfield in 59 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 36 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 9 flood, 4 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | 1 killed, $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Flood | Greenfield | $100,000 | A water soaked ridge near the Green River Cemetery gave way resulting in a mudslide 13 inches deep that slid over Meridan and Water Streets. Three cars were buried and the mud was up to the foundations of three houses. This resulted in the evacuation of 17 people. These people were evacuated first to a shelter at Greenfield School run by the American Red Cross and then to family members houses (2 families) and a hotel (1 family) for the night while crews cleaned the mud from their houses. A portion of Meridian Street where it ends at Deerfield Road remained closed through the night of the 7th. |
| August 2018 | Flood | Greenfield | $30,000 | At 4:12 PM EST heavy rain in Greenfield caused flooding of several basements on Franklin Street. At 4:33 PM EST Scout Road was flooded and impassable with some basement flooding. At 4:36 EST PM Sanderson Road near Kennemetal and the Medical Center was completely flooded. At 4:46 PM EST Adams Road was flooded and impassable. At 5:06 PM EST Green Street in Greenfield had significant basement flooding. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $30,000 | Multiple trees downed throughout Greenfield, resulting in numerous road closures and power outages. |
| July 2015 | Flood | Greenfield | $25,000 | The intersections of Davis Road and Emily Lane and Chapman and Arch Streets were flooded and impassable. Basements were flooded on Norwood Street, O Street, and Elm Terrace. Part of the road was washed out at the intersection of Phillips and Elm Street. A manhole cover popped off on 7th Street from flooding. Columbus Avenue was flooded and impassable. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $25,000 | Large trees on Deerfield Street and on both sides of Interstate 91 were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $20,000 | Trees on Plain and Greenfield Roads were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $20,000 | Trees and wires were downed in Greenfield and Montague by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $15,000 | Trees and wires on Leonard Street were downed by thunderstorm winds. One of the trees was downed onto a house. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $15,000 | In Greenfield, power lines were downed on West Street and Wisdom Way. Tree limbs fell on a police cruiser on Route 2 but there were no injuries. In Gill, trees and wires were downed on River Street and West Gill Street. Thunderstorm winds also downed trees and wires on Chestnut Lane in Turners Falls, on Parmenter Road in Berndardston, and on Captain Bears Plain Road and Burnham Road in Northfield. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $10,000 | A tree and wires on Prospect Avenue were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $10,000 | A tree on Mill Street was downed onto a house by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $10,000 | Power lines on Shelburne Road and a tree on Route 2 and Colrain Street were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $10,000 | Wires on Mohawk Trail (Route 2), Highland Avenue, and Leyden Road were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $10,000 | Several trees along Route 2 and Leyden Road were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Greenfield | $10,000 | Deerfield and Green Rivers |
| September 2003 | Flash Flood | Greenfield | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Flood | Greenfield | $8,000 | Several thunderstorms with heavy rain moved through Greenfield resulting in flooding. Ten basements were flooded and there was some sewage backup on Silver Street. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $5,000 | In Greenfield, a tree was down on a car on Interstate 91 southbound. No injuries reported. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $5,000 | A large tree on Turners Falls Road was downed onto wires by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $5,000 | A large tree was downed onto wires on Shelburne Road by thunderstorm winds. |
| February 2008 | Flood | Greenfield | $5,000 | Several streets in Greenfield were flooded. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $5,000 | Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| December 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $5,000 | Trees and wires were downed on Thayer Road and Bolton Road in Greenfield. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Greenfield | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $4,000 | In Greenfield, there were multiple reports of trees down, branches on houses, and serious damage to property in the northeast section of town. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $3,000 | Trees and wires down on Mountain Road in Greenfield. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $3,000 | One of the TV meteorologists from WWLP reported a couple of large trees downed in front of a house on Forest Avenue in Greenfield. From pictures, it appears there was some damage to the roof of a front porch. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $3,000 | A large tree along Route 2 was downed by thunderstorm winds and fell in such a manner that it blocked Route 2 in front of Mohawk Diner. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $2,000 | A tree on Silver Street was uprooted. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $1,000 | In Greenfield, trees were reported down. |
| June 2017 | Flood | Greenfield | $1,000 | At 505 PM EST, several streets in Greenfield were reported flooded and impassable. These included Chapman, Grinnell, and Deerfield Streets. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $1,000 | A large tree branch was downed onto wires at the intersection of Congress and Orchard Streets. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $500 | In Greenfield, there were trees and wires down on the 10 Block of Miles St. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $500 | In Greenfield, a tree was down on Colrain Road south of the rotary at Greenfield Community College. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $500 | A tree was reported down in Greenfield...no street given. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $300 | In Greenfield, a tree was down on Maple St. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | - | In Greenfield, trees were downed blocking I-91. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Greenfield | - | In Greenfield, there was significant street flooding on sections of High St and Hastings Rd. |
| December 2020 | Flood | Greenfield | - | In Greenfield, a portion of Nash's Mill Road was closed due to flooding near the Green River recreation area. |
| August 2015 | Flood | Greenfield | - | Several streets in Greenfield experienced minor street flooding (less than 6 inches of water flowing over the road), including Deerfield Street south of Meridan Street and Federal Street. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Greenfield | - | Nickel to quarter size hail fell in Greenfield. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Greenfield | - | Penny to nickel size hail fell in Greenfield. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | - | Numerous trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds. Minor damage was done to several homes and small structures. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Greenfield | - | Penny size hail. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Greenfield | - | Nickel size hail. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | - | Large trees were blown down and a power line was knocked down. National Weather Service site inspection confirmed that a microburst occurred in Greenfield. In Turners Falls, trees and power lines were reported blown down. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Greenfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Greenfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Heavy Rain | Greenfield | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Greenfield | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Greenfield | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Flood | Greenfield | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Greenfield | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheapside | 1.3 miles | 32 | |
| East Greenfield | 1.3 miles | 32 | |
| Montague City | 1.3 miles | 32 | |
| East Deerfield | 2.3 miles | 32 | |
| Turners Falls | 2.6 miles | 32 | |
| Deerfield | 3.0 miles | 32 | |
| Factory Village (historical) | 3.2 miles | 32 | |
| Riverside | 3.2 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 608873. 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.