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Harper Park, New York

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Le Roy town. It lies in ZIP code area 14482. The Survey maps it on the Le Roy quadrangle.

Harper Park within Genesee County

Then and now

1904 to 1983

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 Harper Park, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Harper Park, surveyed 1904

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 24 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

93 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Harper Park between 2000 and 2020, burning about 64 acres in total. 11 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/undetermined50
Natural11
Debris and open burning10
Arson/incendiarism10
Equipment and vehicle use4
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1

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 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
4 September 2020Natural5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
30 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
17 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.2 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
15 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
15 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 Genesee 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 Harper Park: 10 past producers, 2 producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Salt, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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
Abandoned Gysum WorkingsGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
C.Davis No.1 WellSalt, Natural GasPast Producer
North Leroy QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Leroy MillStone, Crushed/BrokenPlant
Leroy QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
North Leroy QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Highway Department PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Highway Department PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lake Road Gravel ProductsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lehigh Salt ShaftSaltPast Producer

Every working recorded in Genesee 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
Limerock1.4 miles24
Le Roy2.1 miles24
North Le Roxy2.5 miles20
Fort Hill2.8 miles20
Stone Church4.8 miles20
Hidden Meadows5.3 miles20
Junction5.6 miles19
Valley View Park5.7 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2495965. 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.