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Berwyn, New York

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Pompey town. It lies in ZIP code area 13084. It lies near Chase Hill. The Survey maps it on the Tully quadrangle.

Berwyn within Onondaga County

Then and now

1900 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 86 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Berwyn, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Berwyn, surveyed 1900

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 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

106 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Berwyn between 1993 and 2020, burning about 129 acres in total. 7 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/undetermined64
Arson/incendiarism13
Natural7
Equipment and vehicle use7
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Debris and open burning4
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
20 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
16 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 August 2014Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
30 August 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
29 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
26 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
26 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
25 August 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Onondaga County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Berwyn: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Salt, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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
Hitchings PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Rock Cut Quarry and MillLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Solvay Well D-1SaltPast Producer

Every working recorded in Onondaga 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
Swift Corner0.6 miles27
Collingwood2.2 miles27
Pompey2.6 miles28
Big Bend2.7 miles28
Onativia3.0 miles28
Apulia3.0 miles27
Log City (historical)3.3 miles28
Fabius3.6 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972227. 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.