BlockBrockville, New York
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Murray town. It lies in ZIP code area 14411. The Survey maps it on the Kendall quadrangle.
Then and now
1897 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 87 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
8 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.
- 1897 USGS Oak Orchard quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1949 USGS Kendall quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Kendall quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Kendall quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
119 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Brockville between 2001 and 2020, burning about 88 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 50 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 2018 | Natural | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Brockville: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcnall Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinsburg | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Fancher | 1.1 miles | 19 | |
| Hulberton | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Murray | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| East Gaines | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Richs Corners | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Holley | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Manning | 4.3 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 944804. 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.