Desbrough Park, New York
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Wolcott town. It lies in ZIP code area 14590. It stands on Beaver Creek. The Survey maps it on the North Wolcott quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 83 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
7 surveys from 20 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.
- 1902 USGS Sodus Bay quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS North Wolcott quadrangle1:31680
- 1953 USGS North Wolcott quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Syracuse quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
41 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Desbrough Park between 2002 and 2020, burning about 26 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 30 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 29 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 29 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Desbrough Park: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North of Wolcott | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Highway Dept Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway Dept Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Wolcott | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| East Bay Park | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| North Huron | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Furnace Village | 4.3 miles | 22 | |
| Rice Mill | 4.9 miles | 22 | |
| Huron | 5.4 miles | 23 | |
| Lummisville | 5.6 miles | 23 | |
| Wolcott | 5.7 miles | 22 |
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 Q122595904 | 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 948348. 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.






