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Hulberton, New York

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Murray town. It lies in ZIP code area 14470. The Survey maps it on the Kendall quadrangle.

Hulberton within Orleans County

Then and now

1897 to 1984

The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Hulberton, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of Hulberton, surveyed 1897

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 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

106 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Hulberton between 2001 and 2020, burning about 74 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 45 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
Arson/incendiarism45
Missing data/not specified/undetermined36
Debris and open burning9
Natural9
Equipment and vehicle use4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1

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
8 September 2014Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
1 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
7 August 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
26 August 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 August 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 August 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Orleans County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Hulberton: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc, Limestone, General. 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
Holly Quarry and MillLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Clarendon QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Mcnall QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Holly QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Orleans 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
Brockville1.4 miles16
Fancher1.5 miles19
Murray1.8 miles16
Hinsburg2.1 miles16
Holley2.8 miles19
Manning4.1 miles19
Clarendon4.1 miles19
East Gaines4.5 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 953419. 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.