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Gretna, New York

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Pleasant Valley town. It lies in ZIP code area 12538. It lies near Dennis Hill. The Survey maps it on the Salt Point quadrangle.

Gretna within Dutchess County

Then and now

1898 to 1993

The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Gretna, surveyed 1993
Topographic sheet of Gretna, surveyed 1898

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 29 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

319 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 319 fires within 5 miles of Gretna between 1992 and 2020, burning about 186 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 70 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/undetermined164
Arson/incendiarism70
Debris and open burning27
Misuse of fire by a minor17
Natural15
Smoking13
Recreation and ceremony5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Equipment and vehicle use4

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
9 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2016Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 September 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dutchess County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 22 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Gretna: 19 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Clay, Stone, Clay. 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
Pleasant Valley QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Probably Borrow Pits of Soft Rock Or Unconsolidated MaterialClay, StonePast ProducerChert
Granite QuarryGranitePast Producer
Granite QuarryGranitePast Producer
Limestone Quarry No. Hj-0.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Pleasant Valley QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Probably Borrow Pit of Soft Rock Or Unconsolidated MaterialStone, ClayPast ProducerChert
Probably Borrow Pit of Soft Rock Or Unconsolidated MaterialStone, ClayPast ProducerChert
Borrow PitStone, ClayPast Producer
Borrow PitStone, ClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Dutchess 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
Netherwood1.9 miles29
Hickory Hills1.9 miles29
Pleasant Valley2.8 miles34
Timothy Heights2.9 miles34
Haviland3.1 miles30
Salt Point3.3 miles29
Clark Heights3.4 miles34
East Park3.7 miles30

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972571. 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.