BlockHobin Corners, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Bridgewater town. It lies in ZIP code area 13480. The Survey maps it on the Cassville quadrangle.
Then and now
1907 to 1986The 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 sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1907 USGS Sangerfield quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Cassville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Sangerfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Cassville quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
35 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Hobin Corners between 2001 and 2019, burning about 21 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 8 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 | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2013 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 May 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 May 2009 | 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 Hobin Corners: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| West Winfield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Five Corners | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| North Bridgewater | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Sangerfield | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Pine Village Estates | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Cassville | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Greens Crossing | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Paris Station | 4.4 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122552230 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 952912. 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.