BlockButternut Grove, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Colchester town. It lies in ZIP code area 12776. It stands on Russell Brook. The Survey maps it on the Roscoe quadrangle.
Then and now
1921 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 65 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
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1921 USGS Livingston Manor quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1923 USGS Livingston Manor quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS Livingston Manor quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Roscoe quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
26 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Butternut Grove between 2005 and 2020, burning about 46 acres in total. 3 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 | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 July 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 May 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 5 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 May 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
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 Butternut Grove: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Branch Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| East Branch Quarry | Flagstone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooks Falls | 0.8 miles | 22 | |
| Horton | 1.8 miles | 24 | |
| Methol | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Chiloway | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Elk Brook | 3.6 miles | 24 | |
| Burnwood | 3.8 miles | 24 | |
| Goulds | 5.4 miles | 24 | |
| Gregorytown | 5.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 945383. 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.