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

Willimansett, Massachusetts

44 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Chicopee City. It lies in ZIP code area 01013. It stands on Tannery Brook. The Survey maps it on the Springfield North quadrangle.

Willimansett 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 Willimansett, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Willimansett, 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

412 since 2015

The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 412 fires within 5 miles of Willimansett between 2015 and 2020, burning about 181 acres in total. 31 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/undetermined179
Equipment and vehicle use147
Debris and open burning32
Natural31
Recreation and ceremony16
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Arson/incendiarism1

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 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder 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
4 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
4 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
4 September 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
3 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
29 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder 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 1,785 shown

Museums hold 1,785 specimens collected within 10 miles of Willimansett between 1831 and 1975: 711 Animalia, 692 Plantae, 350 Fungi, 17 Chromista, 9 Unrecorded, 5 Protozoa, 1 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Albee, A. B. Seymour, A. E. Touey 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 Lycopodiella inundata (L.) HolubLycopodiella inundata (L.) Holub1892ChapmanSouthhampton
Specimen of Taphrina johansonii Sadeb.Taphrina johansonii Sadeb.1894W.G. Farlow
Specimen of Calligrapha rhoda Knab, 1909Calligrapha rhoda Knab, 19091900F. KnabWest Springfield
A photograph of the species Carex bromoides, not of this specimenCarex bromoides Willd.1831Collector unknown
A photograph of the species Carex vesicaria, not of this specimenCarex vesicaria L.1836Collector unknown
A photograph of the species Carex vestita, not of this specimenCarex vestita Willd.1836Collector unspecified
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 Meleagris gallopavo, not of this specimenMeleagris gallopavo silvestris Vieillot, 18171847William D. WhitneyMount Tom
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

All 1,785 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

10 of 27 shown

The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Willimansett: 13 past producers, 12 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 plant. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Brick Clay, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension. 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
Macia Emery MineEmeryOccurrenceEmery
Ondrick IndustriesSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Bay State Refining Co--Chicopee, MaAluminumPlant
Chicopee PlantAluminumPast Producer
Sandstone QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
Sandstone QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
Sandstone QuarryStone, DimensionProducerSandstone
Sandstone QuarryStone, DimensionProducer
Sandstone QuarryStone, DimensionProducerSandstone

Every working recorded in Hampden County

Storms nearby

27 since 2007

The National Weather Service names Willimansett in 27 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 2 flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 WindWillimansett1 hurt, $100,000Trees on Fuller Road, Route 33, Westover Road, James Street, Leo Drive, and Prospect Street were downed by thunderstorm winds. The Home Depot on Route 33 sustained significant damage to sheds and other outdoor displays. A tree was downed onto a trailer on Edbert Street, injuring one person. The person sustained minor injuries only (mainly abrasions). The Department of Conservation and Recreation reported that about 150 trees in Chicopee State Park were downed by thunderstorm winds.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindWillimansett$15,000Trees across Chicopee were downed by thunderstorm winds. One fell on a house on Oakville Street. Numerous trees were snapped off eight to ten feet off the ground on Memorial Drive.
June 2008LightningWillimansett$10,000Lightning set a house on fire.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindWillimansett$8,000A tree on Henry Harris Road was downed by thunderstorm winds onto a car.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindWillimansett$5,000In Chicopee at 602 PM EDT (502 PM EST), a 59 mph gust was recorded at Westover Airport (KCEF). Police reported a tree down on a car on Chicopee Street...report relayed via amateur radio operators. A trained spotter reported a panel of a wooden fence blown down in the Fairview section of Chicopee. Amateur radio reported a large tree on wires on Watson Street. There was a public report of a 10-12 inch diameter branch down on a house on Newbury Street.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindWillimansett$5,000A tree was downed on a car on Beverly Street.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindWillimansett$5,000A tree at the intersection of Burlingame and Warregan Streets was downed by thunderstorm winds, blocking Burlingame Street.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindWillimansett$5,000Wires on McKintry Avenue were downed by thunderstorm winds.
September 2008Thunderstorm WindWillimansett$3,000Large limbs and wires on Chicopee Street were downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindWillimansett$2,000Trees on Memorial Drive were downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindWillimansett$500Large tree limbs on Granby Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindWillimansett$300In Chicopee, a utility pole was down near Fernwood Ave.
May 2024HailWillimansett-In Willimansett 0.75 inch hail fell.
November 2020Thunderstorm WindWillimansett-The AWOS at Westover Airport (KCEF) recorded a wind gust to 64 mph at 944 PM EST.
July 2019HailWillimansett-Quarter sized hail was observed in Chicopee.
June 2018FloodWillimansett-At 3:05 PM EST, a car was trapped in street flooding on Prospect Street in Chicopee.
May 2017HailWillimansett-At 642 PM EST, dime size hail was reported in Chicopee.
June 2013FloodWillimansett-Memorial Drive in Chicopee was flooded. In addition, Prospect Street was flooded with water four feet deep.
July 2011HailWillimansett-The observer at Westover Air Reserve Base reported penny size hail.
August 2008HailWillimansett-Penny sized hail fell near the Springfield/Chicopee line.
August 2008HailWillimansett-Penny to nickel size hail fell in Chicopee.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindWillimansett-Large limbs down.
June 2013HailWillimansett-no account filed
July 2011HailWillimansett-no account filed
June 2008HailWillimansett-no account filed
July 2008HailWillimansett-no account filed
July 2008HailWillimansett-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
Ingleside0.7 miles43
Springdale0.9 miles44
North Chicopee1.1 miles44
Elmwood1.2 miles44
Aldenville1.3 miles44
Brightside1.3 miles43
Ashleyville1.6 miles43
Oakdale1.7 miles44

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q122596918The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 609108. 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.