Chipmunk, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Allegany town. It lies in ZIP code area 14706. It stands on Flatstone Creek. The Survey maps it on the Knapp Creek quadrangle.
Then and now
1900 to 1986The 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 sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1900 USGS Salamanca quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1938 USGS Salamanca quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Salamanca quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Knapp Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Knapp Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Olean quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
62 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Chipmunk between 1997 and 2020, burning about 120 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 6 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 | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 August 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Chipmunk: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| E.F. Lippert and Co. S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| E.F. Lippert and Co. S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gulf Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gulf Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lower Birch Run Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lower Birch Run Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Vandalia | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Vandalia | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Irvine Mills | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Limestone | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Harrisburg | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Bradford Junction | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Riverside Junction | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Nichols Run | 4.7 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946590. 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.









