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Hamilton Center, New York

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Hamilton town. It lies in ZIP code area 13346. The Survey maps it on the Hubbardsville quadrangle.

Hamilton Center within Madison County

Then and now

1907 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Hamilton Center, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Hamilton Center, surveyed 1907

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 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

77 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Hamilton Center between 1997 and 2020, burning about 79 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 9 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/undetermined42
Arson/incendiarism9
Debris and open burning9
Natural9
Equipment and vehicle use6
Smoking2

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
24 September 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
13 August 2009Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 July 2009Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 July 2020Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
21 July 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
21 July 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
27 June 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
23 June 2012Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madison County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Hamilton Center: 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. 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
Letts No.1 WellSalt, Natural GasProspect
Jewett BedSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lebanon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Lebanon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Madison 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
Poolville1.1 miles19
Brooks Corner1.6 miles17
East Hamilton1.7 miles17
Hubbardsville2.6 miles17
South Hamilton2.6 miles17
Middleport3.4 miles19
Hamilton3.6 miles19
Randallsville3.8 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 952093. 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.