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Factory Village, New York

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Milton town. It lies in ZIP code area 12020. The Survey maps it on the Saratoga Springs quadrangle.

Factory Village within Saratoga County

Then and now

1902 to 1989

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 Factory Village, surveyed 1989
Topographic sheet of Factory Village, surveyed 1902

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 28 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

296 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 296 fires within 5 miles of Factory Village between 1993 and 2020, burning about 250 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 42 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/undetermined139
Arson/incendiarism42
Debris and open burning27
Misuse of fire by a minor22
Natural19
Equipment and vehicle use19
Smoking14
Recreation and ceremony12
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 1995Debris and open burning3.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
5 September 1994Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
29 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
28 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
23 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Saratoga County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Factory Village: 7 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, 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
Melton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Milton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pallette Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Pompa Brothers QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Hoyt QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer1895, 1975
Pallette Limestone Quarry and MillLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Pompmpi Brothers QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Rock City Falls QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer1917, 1925
Rowland MillsLimestone, GeneralPast Producer1882, 1887

Every working recorded in Saratoga 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
Woodland Court0.6 miles28
Juniper Acres0.6 miles28
Milton0.9 miles28
Milton Oaks1.0 miles28
Milton Heights1.1 miles28
Geyser Gates1.2 miles28
Coachman Estates1.4 miles28
Milton Manor1.6 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 949796. 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.