BlockConewango Valley, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Ellington town. It lies in ZIP code area 14726. It stands on Mill Run Brook. The Survey maps it on the Kennedy quadrangle. It stands 1,289 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1905 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 81 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
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1905 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Kennedy quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Kennedy quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
50 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Conewango Valley between 2003 and 2019, burning about 38 acres in total. 5 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/undetermined | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 July 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 July 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 June 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 June 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 June 2008 | 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 Conewango Valley: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Salt, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conewango Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| William Marsh No.1 Well | Salt | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Ellington | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Cherry Creek | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Waterboro | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Bates | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Thornton | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Kennedy | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Poland Center | 8.0 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122591923 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 947269. 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.