BlockDutch Hollow, New York
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Sheldon town. It lies in ZIP code area 14145. The Survey maps it on the Strykersville quadrangle.
Then and now
1923 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 61 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
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1923 USGS Arcade quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1925 USGS Arcade quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Strykersville 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
Fires near this place
87 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Dutch Hollow between 2000 and 2020, burning about 66 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 3 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 | 51 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 1 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 3 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Strykersville | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Harris Corners | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| North Sheldon | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Plants Corner | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Sheldon Center | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Persons Corners | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Frinks Corner | 3.7 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 948858. 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.