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Beulah, New York

20 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 Churchville quadrangle.

Beulah 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 Beulah, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of Beulah, surveyed 1899

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 20 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

76 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Beulah between 2000 and 2020, burning about 50 acres in total. 9 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/undetermined38
Arson/incendiarism12
Natural9
Debris and open burning5
Equipment and vehicle use4
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking2
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
6 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
4 September 2020Natural5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
2 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
17 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.2 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
15 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder 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 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Beulah: 11 past producers, 3 producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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
North Leroy QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Lake Road Gravel ProductsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Leroy MillStone, Crushed/BrokenPlant
Leroy QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
North Leroy QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
River Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Scottsville Gravel Products IncSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Abandoned Gypsum WorkingsGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Abandoned Gysum WorkingsGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Consolidated Wheatland Plaster ShftGypsum-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
Mumford2.4 miles23
Belcoda2.5 miles24
Riga3.5 miles20
Wheatland Center3.8 miles24
Five Points3.9 miles24
Clifton4.7 miles24
Garbutt5.3 miles24
Churchville5.9 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972229. 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.