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East Barre, New York

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Barre town. It lies in ZIP code area 14411. The Survey maps it on the Albion quadrangle.

East Barre within Orleans County

Then and now

1897 to 1984

The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of East Barre, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of East Barre, surveyed 1897

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 20 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

126 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of East Barre between 2001 and 2020, burning about 76 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 32 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/undetermined54
Arson/incendiarism32
Natural13
Debris and open burning12
Smoking9
Equipment and vehicle use2
Recreation and ceremony2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Other causes1

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
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
25 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
24 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
19 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
13 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Orleans County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of East Barre: 4 producers, 3 past producers, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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
Holly Quarry and MillLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Barre Sand, Inc.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Brockport Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Clarendon QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Holly QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Huckell PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Manning Peat Bog ProspectsLead, ZincProspect
Mcnall QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Orleans 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
Barre Center2.3 miles20
South Barre2.4 miles20
Manning3.0 miles19
Richs Corners3.0 miles20
Clarendon4.6 miles19
Albion4.7 miles20
Heritage Estates5.0 miles14
Fancher5.1 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 948971. 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.