BlockHumphrey Center, New York
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Humphrey town. It lies in ZIP code area 14741. It lies near North Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Humphrey quadrangle.
Then and now
1900 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 86 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 20 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.
- 1900 USGS Salamanca quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1938 USGS Salamanca quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Salamanca quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Humphrey quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Olean quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Humphrey Center between 2006 and 2017, burning about 33 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 May 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 10 May 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.7 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.7 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 April 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | POLANSKI FIRE |
| 30 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.6 acres | 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 Humphrey Center: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Salt, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aultman-Hale No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| William J. Lippert & Son S & G 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humphrey | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Sugartown | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Willoughby | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Fitch | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Great Valley | 6.0 miles | 19 | |
| Ischua | 6.8 miles | 19 | |
| Cadiz | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Devereaux | 7.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 953436. 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.