BlockClay, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Clay town. It lies in ZIP code area 13041. The Survey maps it on the Brewerton quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 90 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 27 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.
- 1895 USGS Syracuse quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Syracuse quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1940 USGS Brewerton quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Brewerton quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Brewerton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Brewerton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Syracuse quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
255 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 255 fires within 5 miles of Clay between 2000 and 2020, burning about 135 acres in total. 38 started naturally. 48 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 | 101 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 48 |
| Natural | 38 |
| Smoking | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Clay: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Perry Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Cecil Perry Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clay in 17 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2002 | Lightning | Clay | 1 hurt, $1,000 | Lightning struck a house on Oswego Road. A teenager was treated and released for minor injuries at a local hospital. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clay | $50,000 | Thunderstorms developed in a moist, southwest flow ahead of a cold front. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines resulting in power outages scattered across the region. One man was injured in Lockport, Niagara County, when he was pinned in his automobile by a falling tree. The thunderstorms spawned three separate tornadoes. A weak tornado touched down in Lockport in Niagara County. Damage was mainly confined to trees. One house suffered minor roof damage. A fast moving weak tornado produced intermittent damage in Fredonia. Initial touchdown was at the fair grounds were two were injured by flying debris at the Farmer's Fair. Significant tree damage was done in the college area. A house sustained significant damage to its roof and had several windows broken. A weak tornado made a brief touchdown in the northwest corner of the town of Amherst. With the exception of two windows being blown out of a house, damage was confined to trees and shrubs. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clay | $25,000 | A cluster of thunderstorms quickly became severe early in the evening over northern portions of the county. A skywarn spotter first reported dime sized hail in the town of Clay around 720 pm EDT. By 730 pm EDT as the cell pushed southeastward into Manlius, another skywarn spotter recorded a wind gust to 70 mph with several large trees and power lines downed. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clay | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees on Route 31, Maple Road and Mud Mill Road. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clay | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees and wires. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clay | $5,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over trees and wires. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clay | $5,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm resulted in a tree being knocked over which landed on a house. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clay | $3,000 | Severe thunderstorms moved across portions of the Genesee Valley and the Finger Lakes Region. There were numerous reports of downed trees and power lines. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clay | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clay | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down in Clay and Salina. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clay | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on Henry Clay Blvd. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clay | $1,000 | Trees down |
| September 2013 | Hail | Clay | - | Dime to quarter-sized hail was reported. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Clay | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Clay | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Clay | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Clay | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngs | 1.5 miles | 27 | |
| Rodger Corner | 1.8 miles | 27 | |
| Euclid | 2.4 miles | 27 | |
| Oak Orchard | 2.5 miles | 27 | |
| Cicero | 2.9 miles | 29 | |
| Woodard | 3.3 miles | 27 | |
| Bayberry | 3.8 miles | 27 | |
| Brewerton | 4.0 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946803. 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.