BlockDutch Settlement, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Le Ray town. It lies in ZIP code area 13637. It stands on West Creek. The Survey maps it on the Black River quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 82 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
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1903 USGS Theresa quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1948 USGS Black River quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Theresa quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Black River quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Gouverneur quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
88 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Dutch Settlement between 2002 and 2020, burning about 64 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 8 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 | 67 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2006 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Dutch Settlement: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass Pond Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | 1945 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evans Mills | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Douglas Crossing | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| La Raysville (historical) | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Rivergate | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Philadelphia | 5.9 miles | 19 | |
| Stroughs Crossing | 6.1 miles | 19 | |
| Sanfords Four Corners | 6.1 miles | 21 | |
| Noseville | 6.3 miles | 20 |
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 Q139546014 | 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 972402. 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.