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Howell, New York

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Goshen town. It lies in ZIP code area 10924. The Survey maps it on the Goshen quadrangle.

Howell within Orange County

Then and now

1906 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Howell, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Howell, surveyed 1906

On record in Howell

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 25 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

308 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 308 fires within 5 miles of Howell between 1995 and 2020, burning about 196 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 47 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/undetermined166
Arson/incendiarism47
Smoking39
Debris and open burning14
Equipment and vehicle use13
Natural10
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Recreation and ceremony3
Railroad operations and maintenance3

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
9 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
6 September 2016Arson/incendiarism1.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 September 2016Debris and open burning1.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
3 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
24 September 2005Arson/incendiarism1.2 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Orange County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Howell: 6 producers, 4 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Goshen QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Goshen Quarry and MillLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Chester PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Chester Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Goshen PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Goshen Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Kakargo PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Merion Blue-Grass Sod Farm PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pellets Island PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pellets Island Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Orange 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
Goshen Hills1.0 miles25
Finnegans Corners1.4 miles25
Goshen1.7 miles25
Otter Kill2.6 miles25
Randelville2.7 miles25
Durlandville3.2 miles24
Florida3.5 miles25
Denton3.6 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 953318. 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.