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Angus, New York

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Benton town. It lies in ZIP code area 14527. The Survey maps it on the Dresden quadrangle.

Angus within Yates County

Then and now

1902 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Angus, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Angus, surveyed 1902

On record in Angus

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 24 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

40 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Angus between 2002 and 2019, burning about 12 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 8 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/undetermined18
Arson/incendiarism8
Debris and open burning4
Natural4
Smoking3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Equipment and vehicle use1

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 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
1 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 August 2002Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
29 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
25 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
23 August 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
20 August 2007Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
16 August 2007Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yates County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Angus: 2 producers, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zirconium. 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
Transelco/ Dresden, N.Y.ZirconiumPlant
Guyanoga PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Guyanoga PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hansen PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Yates 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
Bellona2.7 miles21
Dresden3.6 miles24
Benton3.9 miles22
Mays Mills4.8 miles24
Benton Center5.1 miles22
Seneca Mills5.4 miles22
Milo Mills6.0 miles22
Kenka Mills6.1 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972168. 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.