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Christian Hill, New York

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Johnsburg town. It lies in ZIP code area 12856. It stands on Thirteenth Brook. The Survey maps it on the Gore Mountain quadrangle.

Christian Hill within Warren County

Then and now

1898 to 1997

The same ground, surveyed 99 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Christian Hill, surveyed 1997
Topographic sheet of Christian Hill, surveyed 1898

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 27 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

21 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Christian Hill between 2001 and 2018, burning about 33 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was 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/undetermined13
Natural2
Smoking2
Debris and open burning2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
7 September 2016Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
12 September 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
19 August 2002Naturalunder an acreNew York Forest RangersTHIRTEENTH LAKE
17 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
28 June 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
27 June 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.1 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
26 June 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
23 June 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Warren County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Christian Hill: 4 prospects, 4 past producers, 2 producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Garnet, Gemstone, Mica, Quartz, Feldspar. 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
Ruby Mountain DevelopmentGemstoneProducer
Unnamed OccurrenceGarnet, Mica, Quartz, FeldsparOccurrence1925, 1975
Barton Mine & MillGarnetProducer
Black Mountain Pond DepositGarnetPast Producer
Botheration Pond Deposit AGarnetProspect
Botheration Pond Deposit BGarnetProspect
Casey Mountain DepositGarnetPast Producer
Hooper MineGarnetPast Producer
Hudson River MillGarnetPlant
Peaked Mountain DepositsGarnetProspect

Every working recorded in Warren 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
North River1.6 miles27
North Creek5.6 miles26
Holcombville6.1 miles26
Edwards Hill7.7 miles27
Sodom8.2 miles26
Igerna8.4 miles26
Bakers Mills8.9 miles25
Wevertown10.2 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946629. 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.