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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.

Crittenden 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 Crittenden, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of Crittenden, surveyed 1905

Compare 1905 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 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

139 since 2000

Regional 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/undetermined60
Arson/incendiarism31
Debris and open burning21
Natural12
Recreation and ceremony6
Smoking4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
8 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
27 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
2 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
16 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
15 September 2000Missing 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

9 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Limestone Quarry and PlantLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
B.Feldman No.1 WellSalt, Natural GasProspect
F.W.Heist No.1 WellSalt, Natural GasProspect
Pembroke PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Peters Corners PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Peters Corners PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sterling PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sterling Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working 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
Peters Corners1.5 miles19
South Newstead1.9 miles19
Sand Ridge2.9 miles19
Alden Center3.2 miles19
Alden3.2 miles17
Wende3.4 miles19
Millgrove3.6 miles19
Murrays Corner3.6 miles17

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.