Adams Basin, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Ogden town. It lies in ZIP code area 14559. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Spencerport quadrangle.
Then and now
1899 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Adams Basin
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 1 record
- Adams-Ryan Houselisted 1985
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 24 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.
- 1899 USGS Bergen quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1899 USGS Brockport quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1932 USGS Spencerport quadrangle1:24000
- 1934 USGS Spencerport quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Spencerport quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Spencerport quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
253 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 253 fires within 5 miles of Adams Basin between 2003 and 2020, burning about 117 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 65 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 |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 78 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 65 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 63 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 19 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 15 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Adams Basin: 5 producers, 2 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brockport Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Chester Peacock Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gp-9 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pease Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pinehill Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Union Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Union Street Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Adams Basin in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2009 | Hail | Adams Basin | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adams Basin | $2,000 | Multiple trees and wires were reported down on East Avenue. |
| October 2024 | Hail | Adams Basin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinkleyville | 0.9 miles | 24 | |
| Catfield | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Garland | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Spencerport | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Ogden Center | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Town Pump | 3.2 miles | 24 | |
| Parma Corners | 3.6 miles | 24 | |
| Otis | 4.4 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 942160. 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.
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.









