BlockAxeville, New York
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Conewango town. It lies in ZIP code area 14726. The Survey maps it on the Randolph quadrangle.
Then and now
1922 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 64 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1922 USGS Randolph quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1923 USGS Randolph quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Randolph quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Randolph quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Olean quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
37 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Axeville between 1993 and 2017, burning about 37 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 12 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/undetermined | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 June 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 May 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Axeville: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Salt, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conewango Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| William Marsh No.1 Well | Salt | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pope | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Conewango | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Leon | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| New Albion | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Rays Corners | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Napoli | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| East Randolph | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Randolph | 6.1 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122568384 | The 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 972186. 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.