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Leverett, Massachusetts

42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Leverett town. It lies in ZIP code area 01054. It stands on Mountain Brook. The Survey maps it on the Mount Toby quadrangle.

Leverett within Franklin County

Then and now

1885 to 1990

The same ground, surveyed 105 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Leverett, surveyed 1990
Topographic sheet of Leverett, surveyed 1885

Compare 1885 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

42 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

42 since 2002

The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Leverett between 2002 and 2020, burning about 85 acres in total. 3 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Recreation and ceremony11
Debris and open burning11
Equipment and vehicle use5
Natural3
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
19 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachussetts State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
18 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMassachussetts State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
8 July 2004Naturalunder an acreMassachussetts State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
23 July 2016Natural5.3 acresMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
22 July 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
14 July 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
29 June 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMassachussetts State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
26 June 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Franklin County

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 9,733 shown

Museums hold 9,733 specimens collected within 10 miles of Leverett between 1781 and 1975: 4,007 Animalia, 3,306 Plantae, 2,201 Fungi, 127 Chromista, 75 Protozoa, 17 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A V Osmun, A. Allen, A. B. Seymour 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 Cercospora violae Sacc.Cercospora violae Sacc.1895Ralph E. SmithHothouse, Mass. Agr. College, Amherst
Specimen of Septoria petroselini Desm.Septoria petroselini Desm.1895R. E. SmithHothouse, Mass. Agr. College
Specimen of Bombus bimaculatus Cresson, 1863Bombus bimaculatus Cresson, 18631899[Not Stated]Hatch Experiment Station
A photograph of the species Carex argyrantha, not of this specimenCarex argyrantha Tuck. ex Dewey1781H. G. JesupAmherst in Hampshire Co., and Leverett in Franklin Co., Massachusetts. [Inferred counties from precise loc.]
A photograph of the species Carex foenea, not of this specimenCarex foenea Willd.1781H. G. JesupAnd Leverett
A photograph of the species Ustilago nuda, not of this specimenUstilago nuda (C.N.Jensen) Kellerm. & Swingle1810J.E. Humphrey
A photograph of the species Ptilidium pulcherrimum, not of this specimenPtilidium pulcherrimum (Weber) Hampe1822Ebenezer Emmons
A photograph of the species Ranunculus ambigens, not of this specimenRanunculus ambigens S.Watson1831S. Shurtleff
A photograph of the species Dactylis glomerata, not of this specimenDactylis glomerata L.1839S J Ewer
A photograph of the species Solidago arguta, not of this specimenSolidago arguta Aiton1841Collector(s): Henry Holmes Babcock, Henry Griswold JesupAmherst
A photograph of the species Phlebiella vaga, not of this specimenPhlebiella vaga (Fr.) P.Karst.1845Illegible collector name
A photograph of the species Elodea nuttallii, not of this specimenElodea nuttallii (Planch.) H.St.John1847H. G. Jesup

All 9,733 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

10 of 11 shown

The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Leverett: 7 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Copper, Barium-Barite, Silver, Zinc. 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
Leverett Barite ProspectBarium-Barite, Lead, Zinc, CopperOccurrenceReplacement Vein
Leverett Lead MinesLead, Copper, Barium-Barite, Silver, ZincPast ProducerBarite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Leverett Lead MinesCopper, Lead, Zinc, SilverPast Producer
Leverett ProspectsBarium-Barite, Copper, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Leverett Lead MineLead, CopperPast ProducerVein
D D Ruxton Co IncSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Leverett PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pulpit Hill Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sunderland Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Sunderland Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Franklin County

Storms nearby

29 since 1996

The National Weather Service names Leverett in 29 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 18 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 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
June 1996Flash FloodLeverett$1,800,000no account filed
May 2010Thunderstorm WindLeverett$15,000Trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindLeverett$15,000Trees and wires on North Leverett Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindLeverett$10,000Trees and wires on Shutesbury Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindLeverett$10,000no account filed
August 2004Thunderstorm WindLeverett$10,000no account filed
May 2015Thunderstorm WindLeverett$5,000A tree was downed onto North Leverett Road by thunderstorm winds.
October 2013Thunderstorm WindLeverett$5,000A tree was downed onto wires on Long Plain Road.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindLeverett$3,000A tree was downed onto power lines by thunderstorm winds.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindEast Leverett$1,300In East Leverett, trees and wires were down on Shutesbury Road. Time estimated by radar.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindNorth Leverett$1,000In Montague, a tree and power line wires were down on Chestnut Hill Rd.
September 2022Thunderstorm WindEast Leverett$1,000In Leverett multiple trees were down on wires on Shutesbury Rd.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindLeverett$1,000At 820 PM EST, a tree was reported down on Hubbard Hill Road in Sutherland. The road was blocked.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindLeverett$1,000At 1025 PM EST, an amateur radio operator reported a tree down by wind along State Route 63 in Leverett.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindNorth Leverett$800In Montague, a tree and wires were down on East Chestnut Hill Rd at Chestnut Hill Loop.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindLeverett$800In Leverett, a tree and wires were down on Long Plain Rd.
May 2017HailLeverett-At 553 PM EST, Hail was reported in Leverett up to Nickel Size.
March 2011FloodLeverett-Cushman Road, Boathill Road, and Route 63 at Depot Road were closed due to flooding in Leverett. Cooleyville Road in Shutesbury was also closed.
July 2010HailLeverett-Hail as large as ping pong balls was observed on West Pelham Road in Leverett.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindLeverett-Trees and power poles downed.
June 2013HailLeverett-no account filed
August 2011HailLeverett-no account filed
June 2011HailLeverett-no account filed
May 1998HailLeverett-no account filed
May 1998HailNorth Leverett-no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindLeverett-no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindLeverett-no account filed
June 1996HailLeverett-no account filed
June 1996Flash FloodLeverett-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Franklin 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
Leverett Station1.1 miles42
East Leverett1.4 miles35
Pratt Corner2.8 miles35
Moores Corner3.4 miles35
Dudleyville3.7 miles35
Baconville3.7 miles35
North Leverett3.9 miles32
Sunderland4.2 miles42

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 608888. 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.