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Alene, New York

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lincoln town. It lies in ZIP code area 13032. The Survey maps it on the Oneida quadrangle.

Alene within Madison County

Then and now

1895 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Alene, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Alene, surveyed 1895

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 26 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

61 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Alene between 2003 and 2020, burning about 47 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 11 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/undetermined33
Arson/incendiarism11
Debris and open burning11
Natural4
Recreation and ceremony1
Smoking1

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
3 September 2017Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
27 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
14 September 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
19 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
20 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
18 July 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
13 July 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madison County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Alene: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gypsum-Anhydrite, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Lincoln Gravel BedSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Button & Worlock QuarriesGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Oxbow QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Oxbow Quarry and MillLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
West Stockbridge Hill QuarryGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer

Every working recorded in Madison 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
Clockville2.1 miles26
Cottons3.1 miles23
Perryville3.3 miles23
Merrillsville3.5 miles26
Lenox3.6 miles26
Fenner4.0 miles20
Peterboro4.0 miles18
Blakeslee4.1 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 942298. 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.