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Huron, New York

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Huron town. It lies in ZIP code area 14590. The Survey maps it on the Rose quadrangle.

Huron within Wayne County

Then and now

1902 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Huron, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Huron, surveyed 1902

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 23 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

155 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 155 fires within 5 miles of Huron between 2001 and 2020, burning about 110 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 23 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/undetermined104
Arson/incendiarism23
Recreation and ceremony12
Natural7
Debris and open burning6
Other causes2
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
4 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
4 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
3 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
26 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
10 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.4 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
10 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.4 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
1 September 2007Other causesunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wayne County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Huron: 2 past producers, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Highway Department PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Highway Department PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Highway Dept PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Wayne 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
Rice Mill1.2 miles22
Lummisville1.6 miles23
North Huron2.1 miles21
Resort2.4 miles23
Bonni Castle2.9 miles23
Furnace Village3.2 miles22
Hickory Square3.2 miles22
Sunset View3.3 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 953522. 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.