DeWitt, New York
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in DeWitt town. It lies in ZIP code area 13214. It stands on Meadow Brook. The Survey maps it on the Syracuse East quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 90 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 29 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.
- 1895 USGS Syracuse quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Syracuse quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1938 USGS Syracuse East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Syracuse East quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Syracuse East quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Syracuse East quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Syracuse quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
293 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 293 fires within 5 miles of DeWitt between 2000 and 2020, burning about 176 acres in total. 24 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 | 169 |
| Smoking | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2008 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2012 | 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
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of DeWitt: 15 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamesville Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jamesville Quarry | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Jamesville Quarry & Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Jamesville Quarry and Mill | Calcium | Past Producer | Calcite | |
| Minoa Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rock Cut Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Taylor Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Gypsum Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Gypsum Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Gypsum Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon | 1.9 miles | 29 | |
| East Syracuse | 2.2 miles | 29 | |
| Oot Park | 2.8 miles | 29 | |
| Eastwood | 3.0 miles | 29 | |
| Jamesville | 3.0 miles | 28 | |
| High Bridge | 3.2 miles | 29 | |
| Skytop | 3.2 miles | 29 | |
| Fayetteville | 3.3 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 948111. 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.









