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Jefferson Village, New York

41 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Yorktown town. It lies in ZIP code area 10598. It lies near Indian Hill. The Survey maps it on the Mohegan Lake quadrangle.

Jefferson Village within Westchester County

Then and now

1892 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Jefferson Village, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Jefferson Village, surveyed 1892

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 41 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

448 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 448 fires within 5 miles of Jefferson Village between 2000 and 2020, burning about 330 acres in total. 35 started naturally. 53 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/undetermined249
Arson/incendiarism53
Debris and open burning38
Smoking36
Natural35
Equipment and vehicle use12
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Recreation and ceremony7
Other causes1

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 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
8 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2014Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
5 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
28 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
26 September 2016Power generation/transmission/distribution6.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
24 September 2015Smoking1.3 acresFire Department of New YorkNA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Westchester County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Jefferson Village: 7 past producers, 3 producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Emery, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
Leardi MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Oregon Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Oregon Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Croton Avenue Pit & PlantEmeryPlant
De Luca Emery MineEmeryProducerCorundum, Magnetite, Pyrite, Spinel
De Luca Emery MineEmeryPast Producer
Blackberry Magnetite MineIronPast ProducerMagnetite
Blackberry Magnetite MineIronPast Producer
Blackberry/Mahopac MinesIronPast ProducerMagnetite
Magnetite Mine No. Gk-012IronPast ProducerMagnetite

Every working recorded in Westchester 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
Oceola Lake0.8 miles41
Jefferson Valley0.9 miles41
Shrub Oak1.1 miles41
Yorktown2.2 miles41
Granite Springs2.5 miles41
Lake Mohegan2.6 miles41
Horton Estates2.8 miles34
Amawalk3.1 miles41

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2059988. 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.