Furnaceville, New York
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Ontario town. It lies in ZIP code area 14519. The Survey maps it on the Furnaceville quadrangle.
Then and now
1952 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 32 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
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1952 USGS Furnaceville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
144 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Furnaceville between 2000 and 2020, burning about 95 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 16 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 | 82 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2008 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | 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 Furnaceville: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walworth Quarry and Plant | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Ontario Iron Ore Co. Workings | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Ontario Openings | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Williamson | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Furnaceville in 1 storm report in 2023: 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Furnaceville | $500 | A tree was downed on Lake Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Orchard Grove Village Park | 1.9 miles | 20 | |
| Ontario | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Ontario Center | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Lakeside | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Fruitland | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Ontario on the Lake | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Whispering Woods | 4.4 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 950823. 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.




