BlockFickles Corner, New York
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Greene town. It lies in ZIP code area 13746. The Survey maps it on the Greene quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
On record in Fickles Corner
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.
- Chenango Canal Prism, Towpath and Lock 106listed 2020 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1904 USGS Greene quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Greene quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Greene quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
81 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Fickles Corner between 1992 and 2018, burning about 130 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 19 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 3 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | 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
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Fickles Corner: 6 producers, 5 past producers. 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crouch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hales Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hales Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Inghram Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Inghram Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| New York State Dept. Trans. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| O Brien Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pond 4 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rose Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rose Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Page Brook | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Lower Genegantslet Corner | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Greene | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Genegantslet | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Smithville Flats | 9.2 miles | 17 | |
| Brisben | 10.2 miles | 17 | |
| Coventry | 10.2 miles | 17 | |
| Lakeville | 11.2 miles | 17 |
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 Q122571732 | 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 972467. 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.