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Gibson Landing, New York

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Pulteney town. It lies in ZIP code area 14840. The Survey maps it on the Hammondsport quadrangle.

Gibson Landing within Steuben 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 Gibson Landing, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Gibson Landing, surveyed 1903

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 23 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

69 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Gibson Landing between 1994 and 2020, burning about 213 acres in total. 3 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined34
Debris and open burning18
Arson/incendiarism10
Natural3
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Recreation and ceremony1

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 August 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
1 August 2001Debris and open burning1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
7 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 July 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
4 July 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 July 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
17 July 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
29 June 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Steuben County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Gibson Landing: 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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
Best No.2 WellSalt, Natural GasPast Producer
Daltry No.1 WellSaltPast Producer
Camp Erie PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Camp Erie PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pulteney PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Pulteney PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sleve PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Steuben 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
Catawba0.2 miles23
Lakeside Park0.7 miles21
South Pulteney1.6 miles21
Pulteney1.9 miles21
Grove Springs1.9 miles23
Keuka2.0 miles21
Urbana3.3 miles23
Wayne3.4 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 951068. 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.