BlockBoylston Center, New York
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Boylston town. It lies in ZIP code area 13083. It stands on Stinson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Boylston Center quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 82 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
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1903 USGS Orwell quadrangle1:62500
- 1905 USGS Orwell quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Boylston quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Boylston Center quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Watertown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
31 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Boylston Center between 2002 and 2020, burning about 14 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 20 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 15 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | BOYLSTON FIRE |
| 12 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 19 July 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
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 Boylston Center: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacona Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lacona Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smartville | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Hemlock District | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| North Boylston | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| East Boylston | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Plantz Corners | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Vorea | 4.1 miles | 22 | |
| New Scriba | 4.1 miles | 22 | |
| Greenboro | 4.2 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972253. 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.