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Clarence, New York

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Clarence town. It lies in ZIP code area 14031. It lies near West Hill. The Survey maps it on the Clarence quadrangle.

Clarence within Erie County

Then and now

1905 to 1984

The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Clarence, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of Clarence, surveyed 1905

Compare 1905 against another survey:

On record in Clarence

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 19 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

138 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Clarence between 2000 and 2020, burning about 43 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 14 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/undetermined61
Natural22
Debris and open burning15
Arson/incendiarism14
Recreation and ceremony12
Smoking6
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Equipment and vehicle use2

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
5 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
27 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
27 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
26 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
2 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
18 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
14 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Erie County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Clarence: 12 past producers, 7 producers, 2 prospects. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, General, Salt. 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
Lancaster QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
B.Feldman No.1 WellSalt, Natural GasProspect
Buffalo Quarry and MillLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
F.W.Heist No.1 WellSalt, Natural GasProspect
Lancaster Quarry and PlantLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Atlas Gypsum Company MillGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Clarence Center MineGypsum-AnhydritePast ProducerSedimentary
Clarence Center Mine & MillGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
National Gypsum Company MillGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Clarence Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Erie County

Storms near this place

19 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clarence in 19 storm reports between 1993 and 2019: 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 lightning, 2 flash flood. The reports record 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2001LightningClarence2 hurt, $15,000no account filed
May 1998LightningClarence1 hurtno account filed
August 1993Thunderstorm WindClarence$500,000A thunderstorm spawned a small tornado during the early morning hours. Downburst winds with an embedded tornado downed numerous trees. Some of the trees were 1 to 1.5 feet in diameter and at least 100 feet high. Some structural damage to homes resulted from falling trees and limbs.
August 1993Tornado (F1)Clarence$500,000A thunderstorm spawned a small tornado during the early morning hours. Downburst winds with an embedded tornado downed numerous trees. Some of the trees were 1 to 1.5 feet in diameter and at least 100 feet high. Some structural damage to homes resulted from falling trees and limbs.
June 2008HailClarence$50,000no account filed
June 2008HailClarence$50,000no account filed
May 1998Flash FloodClarence$50,000no account filed
August 1994Thunderstorm WindClarence$50,000no account filed
November 2005Thunderstorm WindClarence$15,000no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindClarence$15,000no account filed
July 1997HailClarence$15,000no account filed
September 2016Thunderstorm WindClarence$10,000Law enforcement reported trees and wires down by thunderstorm winds.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindClarence$10,000The media reported trees and wires down.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindClarence$10,000no account filed
May 2003LightningClarence$10,000no account filed
April 1996Flash FloodClarence$10,000no account filed
May 2019Thunderstorm WindClarence$2,000Trees reported down.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindClarence$2,000no account filed
August 2013HailClarence-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Erie 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
East Clarence2.5 miles27
Millgrove3.1 miles19
Looneyville3.3 miles19
Clarence Center3.4 miles27
Akron Junction3.6 miles27
Hunts Corners3.8 miles27
Wende3.8 miles19
Dellwood4.2 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946735. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.