Four Mile, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Allegany town. It lies in ZIP code area 14760. It lies near Hartzfelt Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Olean quadrangle.
Then and now
1898 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 88 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Four Mile
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.
House at 520 Hostageh Roadlisted 2009 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1898 USGS Olean quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1938 USGS Olean quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Olean quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Olean quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Olean quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
115 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Four Mile between 1995 and 2020, burning about 93 acres in total. 12 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 | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2008 | Smoking | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Four Mile: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Allegany Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bosers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gulf Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gulf Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| William J. Lippert & Son S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Four Mile in 1 storm report in 2012: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Four Mile | $8,000 | The public reported numerous trees and wires down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock City | 0.6 miles | 19 | |
| Knapp Creek | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Barnum | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Nichols Run | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Glen of Saint Clare | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Village of Saint Anthony | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Gardens of Brother Leo | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| South Olean | 4.0 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972501. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








