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Elmgrove, New York

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Greece town. It lies in ZIP code area 14606. The Survey maps it on the Rochester West quadrangle.

Elmgrove within Monroe County

Then and now

1895 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 99 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Elmgrove, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Elmgrove, surveyed 1895

Compare 1895 against another survey:

On record in Elmgrove

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 32 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

1,247 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,247 fires within 5 miles of Elmgrove between 2000 and 2020, burning about 698 acres in total. 71 started naturally. 212 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/undetermined586
Smoking245
Arson/incendiarism212
Natural71
Debris and open burning50
Misuse of fire by a minor34
Equipment and vehicle use18
Recreation and ceremony16
Power generation/transmission/distribution14
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
9 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
9 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2003Smoking2.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
8 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Monroe County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Elmgrove: 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Gates QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Chester Peacock PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Gp-9 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pease PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Union Street PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Union Street PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Monroe 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
South Greece0.6 miles32
North Gates1.6 miles32
Greece2.8 miles32
West Greece2.9 miles24
Gates Center2.9 miles32
Coldwater3.2 miles32
Spencerport3.8 miles24
Ogden Center3.9 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 949571. 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.