Hinckley, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Trenton town. It lies in ZIP code area 13352. It stands on Beaver Meadow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hinckley quadrangle.
Then and now
1897 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 88 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
11 surveys from 25 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.
- 1897 USGS Remsen quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Remsen quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1946 USGS Hinckley quadrangle1:25000
- 1946 USGS Hinckley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Hinckley quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 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
34 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Hinckley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 33 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 19 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | N SHORE HINKLEY LAKE |
| 22 August 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 21 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | HINCKLEY RESERVOIR |
| 14 July 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | BRANDY LAKE FIRE |
| 4 June 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Hinckley: 6 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barneeveld Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Barneveld Sand & Gravel No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mccartney Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Number 2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pit No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plant Number 2 Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Poland Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Spear Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Swamp Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hinckley in 1 storm report in 1997: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinckley | $15,000 | The line of thunderstorms which produced wind damage across the northern half of Chenango county extended up into Oneida county as well with several additional wind damage reports. Many large trees and power lines were knocked over near Hinckley and also in and around the city of Utica. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect | 1.7 miles | 26 | |
| Ninety Six Corners | 2.5 miles | 25 | |
| Trenton Falls | 3.5 miles | 26 | |
| Remsen | 3.6 miles | 26 | |
| Barneveld | 4.5 miles | 26 | |
| Mapledale | 5.3 miles | 26 | |
| North Gage | 6.0 miles | 23 | |
| Honnedaga | 6.3 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 952877. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










