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High Bridge, New York

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Manlius town. It lies in ZIP code area 13066. The Survey maps it on the Syracuse East quadrangle.

High Bridge within Onondaga County

Then and now

1895 to 1985

The 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 sheet of High Bridge, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of High Bridge, surveyed 1895

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 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

229 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 229 fires within 5 miles of High Bridge between 2000 and 2020, burning about 247 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 32 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/undetermined135
Arson/incendiarism32
Smoking23
Natural19
Debris and open burning7
Equipment and vehicle use7
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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
7 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2019Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreNew York Forest RangersMILL RUN FIRE
4 September 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 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 Onondaga County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of High Bridge: 16 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Jamesville QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Jamesville QuarryCalciumProducer
Jamesville Quarry and MillCalciumPast ProducerCalcite
Minoa PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Taylor Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Jamesville Quarry & Cement PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Kinsella PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Kinsella QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Rock Cut QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed Gypsum QuarryGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer

Every working recorded in Onondaga 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
Fayetteville1.2 miles29
Lyndon1.5 miles29
Fillmore Corner1.6 miles28
Manlius2.0 miles26
DeWitt3.2 miles29
Jamesville3.5 miles28
Oot Park3.6 miles29
Eagle Village3.7 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 952725. 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.