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Dellwood, New York

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Lancaster town. It lies in ZIP code area 14004. The Survey maps it on the Clarence quadrangle.

Dellwood 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 Dellwood, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of Dellwood, surveyed 1905

Compare 1905 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 19 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

210 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 210 fires within 5 miles of Dellwood between 2000 and 2020, burning about 83 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 27 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/undetermined86
Natural28
Arson/incendiarism27
Debris and open burning25
Recreation and ceremony22
Smoking11
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3

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
8 September 2001Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
27 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
26 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
21 September 2004Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 September 2018Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
2 September 2007Missing 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

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Dellwood: 8 past producers, 7 producers, 2 prospects. 7 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
Lancaster QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Lancaster Quarry and PlantLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
B.Feldman No.1 WellSalt, Natural GasProspect
F.W.Heist No.1 WellSalt, Natural GasProspect
Clarence Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Clarence Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Genessee PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Genessee PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Jones Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Jones Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

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
Looneyville1.0 miles19
Town Line Station1.1 miles19
Town Line1.8 miles19
Wende2.1 miles19
Millgrove2.3 miles19
Pavement (historical)2.3 miles19
Alden Center2.9 miles19
Sand Ridge2.9 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972374. 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.