Franklin Depot, New York
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Sidney town. It lies in ZIP code area 13839. It lies near Hodges Hill. The Survey maps it on the Franklin quadrangle.
Then and now
1915 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 70 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
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1915 USGS Oneonta quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Oneonta quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Franklin quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1945 USGS Franklin quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
63 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Franklin Depot between 1998 and 2020, burning about 98 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 August 1999 | Natural | 40 acres | New York Forest Rangers | IRISH TOWN |
| 29 July 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | SIDNEY CENTER |
| 29 June 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Franklin Depot: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Howe Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unadilla Quarry | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unadilla Quarry and Mill | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrickville | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Sidney Center | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Northfield | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Bartlett Hollow | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| East Sidney | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Franklin | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Brooklyn | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Tacoma | 5.0 miles | 15 |
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 Q122542147 | 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 950611. 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.








