Higginsville, New York
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Verona town. It lies in ZIP code area 13054. It lies near Irish Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Sylvan Beach quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 26 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1895 USGS Oneida quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Oneida quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Oneida quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1939 USGS Oneida quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Oneida quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Sylvan Beach quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Sylvan Beach quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Utica quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
89 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Higginsville between 2000 and 2020, burning about 106 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 13 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/undetermined | 43 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 2 September 2018 | Natural | 3.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 11 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Higginsville: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cagwin Farm | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Klein Farm | Iron | Past Producer |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starks Landing | 0.4 miles | 26 | |
| Paradise Hill | 0.7 miles | 26 | |
| Dumbarton | 1.3 miles | 26 | |
| Stacy Basin | 1.8 miles | 25 | |
| Agnes Corners | 2.2 miles | 25 | |
| State Bridge | 2.7 miles | 26 | |
| New London | 3.7 miles | 25 | |
| Fish Creek Station | 3.7 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 952720. 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.












