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Belcoda, New York

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Wheatland town. It lies in ZIP code area 14428. The Survey maps it on the Clifton quadrangle.

Belcoda within Monroe County

Then and now

1899 to 1984

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Belcoda, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of Belcoda, surveyed 1899

On record in Belcoda

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 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

92 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Belcoda between 2000 and 2020, burning about 65 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 19 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/undetermined29
Arson/incendiarism19
Natural14
Debris and open burning9
Equipment and vehicle use9
Recreation and ceremony4
Smoking4
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1

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
8 September 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 September 2020Natural5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
17 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.2 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
14 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
9 August 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
11 August 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 July 2007Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Monroe County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Belcoda: 16 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
North Leroy QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
North Leroy QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Reber No.1 WellSalt, Natural GasProspect
Miller PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Miller Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
River Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Scottsville Gravel Products IncSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wheatland PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Wheatland PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Abandoned Gypsum WorkingsGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer

Every working recorded in Monroe 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
Wheatland Center1.8 miles24
Mumford2.3 miles23
Beulah2.5 miles20
Clifton2.5 miles24
Garbutt3.0 miles24
Five Points3.2 miles24
Riga3.7 miles20
South Chili4.0 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 943567. 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.