BlockFarmers Corner, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Richland town. It lies in ZIP code area 13142. It stands on Spring Brook. The Survey maps it on the Pulaski quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 90 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
7 surveys from 22 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.
- 1895 USGS Pulaski quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1943 USGS Pulaski quadrangle1:31680
- 1956 USGS Pulaski quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Pulaski quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
79 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Farmers Corner between 2001 and 2020, burning about 34 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 13 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 | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | GRINDSTONE CREEK |
| 2 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 September 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 12 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
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 Farmers Corner: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 1.1 miles | 22 | |
| Tinker Tavern Corner | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Tylers Corner | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Daysville | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Port Ontario | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Bethel Corners | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Daysville Corner | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Fernwood | 4.0 miles | 18 |
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 Q122589341 | 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 972459. 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.