BlockForest Manor, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Fenton town. It lies in ZIP code area 13746. It lies near Pigeon Hill. The Survey maps it on the Chenango Forks 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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 24 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 Binghamton quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1935 USGS Chenango Forks quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Chenango Forks quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Chenango Forks quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Chenango Forks quadrangle1:25000
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Chenango Forks quadrangle1:24000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Chenango Forks quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
116 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Forest Manor between 1992 and 2020, burning about 118 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 11 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 | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 20 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 14 September 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 1 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 August 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 19 August 2002 | 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 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Forest Manor: 8 past producers, 8 producers. 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenango Bridge Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Corbisello Quarries | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Crouch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hale Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chenango Forks | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| North Fenton | 2.1 miles | 24 | |
| Kattellville | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Wyman Corner | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Quinneville | 3.2 miles | 24 | |
| Newmans Corner | 3.8 miles | 23 | |
| Port Crane | 3.8 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2490697. 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.