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Akron Junction, New York

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Newstead town. It lies in ZIP code area 14001. The Survey maps it on the Wolcottsville quadrangle. It stands 689 feet above sea level.

Akron Junction within Erie County

Then and now

1897 to 1984

The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Akron Junction, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of Akron Junction, surveyed 1897

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 27 printed 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 near this place

155 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 155 fires within 5 miles of Akron Junction between 2000 and 2020, burning about 56 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 13 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined82
Debris and open burning17
Natural14
Recreation and ceremony13
Arson/incendiarism13
Smoking9
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Equipment and vehicle use2

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
5 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
27 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
27 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
26 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
21 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
2 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Erie County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Akron Junction: 9 past producers, 3 producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Salt, Natural Gas. 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
(Facility) Amax Zirconium RefineryZirconium, HafniumPlant
American Gypsum Co. ShaftGypsum-Anhydrite, SulfurPast Producer
B.Feldman No.1 WellSalt, Natural GasProspect
F.W.Heist No.1 WellSalt, Natural GasProspect
Akron Gypsum Co.ShaftGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
American Gypsum Co. ShaftGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Test Holes For GypsumGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Universal Gypsum and Lime Co. MineGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Clarence Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Clarence Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Erie 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
Gaskosada (historical)2.3 miles19
Akron2.4 miles19
East Clarence2.9 miles27
Murrays Corner3.0 miles17
South Newstead3.1 miles19
Hunts Corners3.3 miles27
Clarence3.6 miles19
Swifts Mills3.9 miles27

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.

Wikipedia article on Akron JunctionAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q4701680The 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 972153. 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.