Fancher, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Murray town. It lies in ZIP code area 14470. The Survey maps it on the Holley quadrangle.
Then and now
1897 to 1984The 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.


On record in Fancher
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.
- Fancher World War II Memoriallisted 2022 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1897 USGS Albion quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1944 USGS Holley quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Albion quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Holley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
134 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 134 fires within 5 miles of Fancher between 2001 and 2020, burning about 94 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 52 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Fancher: 3 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Clarendon Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Holly Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Manning Peat Bog Prospects | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Mcnall Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinsburg | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Brockville | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| Hulberton | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Murray | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Manning | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Richs Corners | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Holley | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Clarendon | 3.8 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 949900. 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.







