Galena, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in North Norwich town. It lies in ZIP code area 13815. It lies near German Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Norwich quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 83 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
11 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.
- 1903 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:31680
- 1944 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
63 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Galena between 1992 and 2020, burning about 63 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 3 September 2004 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 August 2020 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 31 July 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 3 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Galena: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Norwich Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Robert H. Stackhouse Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sheburne Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Stack House Gravel Bed | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Webbs Gravel Bed | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Norwich | 0.3 miles | 19 | |
| Plasterville | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Sherburne Four Corners | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| South Plymouth | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Plymouth | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Sherburne | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Hawley Corners | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Chenango Lake | 5.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 950846. 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.










