Crittenden, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Alden town. It lies in ZIP code area 14004. The Survey maps it on the Corfu quadrangle.
Then and now
1905 to 1984The 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.


Compare 1905 against another survey:
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 Attica quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Attica quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Corfu quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Corfu quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
139 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Crittenden between 2000 and 2020, burning about 73 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 31 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 | 60 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Crittenden: 4 past producers, 3 producers, 2 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Natural Gas, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Limestone Quarry and Plant | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| B.Feldman No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Prospect | ||
| F.W.Heist No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Prospect | ||
| Pembroke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Peters Corners Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Peters Corners Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sterling Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sterling Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peters Corners | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| South Newstead | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Sand Ridge | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Alden Center | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Alden | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Wende | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Millgrove | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Murrays Corner | 3.6 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 947753. 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.








