BlockWesterlee, Delaware
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Laurel-Delmar census division. It lies in ZIP code area 19940. The Survey maps it on the Delmar quadrangle.
On record in Westerlee
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Highball Signallisted 1973 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 19 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.
- 1901 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS Delmar quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Delmar quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Delmar quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Delmar quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Delmar quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
26 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Westerlee between 2005 and 2019, burning about 30 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 10 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 25 July 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | BANKS FIRE |
| 9 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 3 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 23 June 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Westerlee: 1 producer, 1 prospect, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Sand and Gravel, Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Elliot Farm Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Mine Hill Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delmar | 0.6 miles | 19 | |
| Saint George | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Little Acres | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Susan Beach Corner | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Bacons | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Records Estates | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Ralphs | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Packing House Corner | 4.5 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 215360. 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.