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Five Points, New York

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Riga town. It lies in ZIP code area 14428. It stands on Hotel Creek. The Survey maps it on the Clifton quadrangle.

Five Points within Monroe County

Then and now

1899 to 1984

The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Five Points, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of Five Points, surveyed 1899

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 24 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

106 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Five Points between 2000 and 2020, burning about 76 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 15 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/undetermined42
Natural15
Arson/incendiarism15
Smoking10
Equipment and vehicle use8
Debris and open burning6
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Recreation and ceremony3
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
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
5 September 2009Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 September 2020Natural5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
3 September 2002Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
27 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
19 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
14 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Monroe County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Five Points: 9 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Natural Gas. 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
Reber No.1 WellSalt, Natural GasProspect
Miller PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Miller Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Scottsville Gravel Products IncSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wheatland PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Wheatland PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Abandoned Gypsum WorkingsGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Consolidated Wheatland Plaster ShftGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
M. Rogers Farm Gypsum DepositGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Mcvane Farm AditGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer

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
Riga1.3 miles20
Clifton2.7 miles24
Churchville2.7 miles20
Belcoda3.2 miles24
Beulah3.9 miles20
West Chili4.1 miles24
South Chili4.3 miles24
North Chili4.5 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972480. 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.