BlockConger Corners, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Sangerfield town. It lies in ZIP code area 13480. It lies near Sanger Hill. The Survey maps it on the Oriskany Falls quadrangle.
Then and now
1907 to 1986The 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 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.
- 1907 USGS Sangerfield quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Oriskany Falls quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Sangerfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Oriskany Falls quadrangle1:24000
- 1944 USGS Oriskany Falls quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
67 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Conger Corners between 2002 and 2019, burning about 29 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 19 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 | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 July 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 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 Conger Corners: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oriskany Falls Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Oriskany Falls Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Sangerfield | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Waterville | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Brothertown | 2.1 miles | 19 | |
| Five Corners | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Oriskany Falls | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Forge Hollow | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Stockwell | 3.3 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 Q122594424 | 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 947279. 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.