Hopewell Center, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Hopewell town. It lies in ZIP code area 14424. The Survey maps it on the Clifton Springs quadrangle. It stands 837 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1902 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 81 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
7 surveys from 21 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.
- 1902 USGS Phelps quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Clifton Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Canandaigua quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
153 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 153 fires within 5 miles of Hopewell Center between 2001 and 2020, burning about 92 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 40 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 | 59 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Hopewell Center: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Salt, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Natural Gas. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.W.Birdseye Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Past Producer | ||
| Manchester Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Manchester Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| C.R.Brown No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| C.Root Well | Salt | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ennerdale | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Chapin | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Aloquin | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Littleville | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Orleans | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Roseland Park | 4.1 miles | 24 | |
| Shortsville | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Babbitt Corner | 4.5 miles | 22 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Hopewell Center | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14706399 | 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 953192. 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.






