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Gaskosada, New York

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Newstead town. It lies in ZIP code area 14001. The Survey maps it on the Akron quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Gaskosada within Erie County

Then and now

1897 to 1984

The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Gaskosada (historical), surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of Gaskosada (historical), surveyed 1897

On record in Gaskosada

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 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

150 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Gaskosada (historical) between 2000 and 2020, burning about 78 acres in total. 12 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/undetermined94
Arson/incendiarism16
Debris and open burning15
Natural12
Smoking5
Recreation and ceremony4
Equipment and vehicle use3
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
6 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
27 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
2 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
19 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Erie County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Gaskosada (historical): 8 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Natural Gas. 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
(Facility) Amax Zirconium RefineryZirconium, HafniumPlant
American Gypsum Co. ShaftGypsum-Anhydrite, SulfurPast Producer
B.Feldman No.1 WellSalt, Natural GasProspect
Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Limestone Quarry and PlantLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Pembroke PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Peters Corners PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Peters Corners PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Akron Gypsum Co.ShaftGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
American Gypsum Co. ShaftGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer

Every working recorded in Erie 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
Akron0.1 miles19
Murrays Corner1.8 miles17
Akron Junction2.3 miles27
Swifts Mills2.9 miles27
South Newstead4.1 miles19
Sand Hill4.2 miles27
Hunts Corners4.9 miles27
East Clarence4.9 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2368014. 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.