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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.

Galena within Chenango County

Then and now

1903 to 1986

The 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 sheet of Galena, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Galena, surveyed 1903

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

63 since 1992

Regional 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 burning22
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Arson/incendiarism10
Natural5
Smoking4
Recreation and ceremony2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2002Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
3 September 2004Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
29 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
23 August 2020Natural5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
31 July 2002Natural1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
3 July 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 July 2002Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
13 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Chenango County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
North Norwich PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Robert H. Stackhouse PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sheburne Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Stack House Gravel BedSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Webbs Gravel BedSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Chenango County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
North Norwich0.3 miles19
Plasterville1.9 miles19
Sherburne Four Corners2.6 miles18
South Plymouth2.8 miles19
Plymouth3.8 miles19
Sherburne4.8 miles17
Hawley Corners5.2 miles19
Chenango Lake5.4 miles17

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.