BlockJones Point, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Elbridge town. It lies in ZIP code area 13080. It lies near Big Island. The Survey maps it on the Jordan quadrangle.
Then and now
1900 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 85 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 24 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 Baldwinsville quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1943 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:31680
- 1955 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Baldwinsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Jordan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Syracuse quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
95 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Jones Point between 2002 and 2020, burning about 70 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 10 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 | 52 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacks Reef | 2.1 miles | 24 | |
| Jordan | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| The Kingdom (historical) | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Peru | 3.4 miles | 24 | |
| Plainville | 3.6 miles | 23 | |
| Bangall | 4.2 miles | 24 | |
| Ionia | 4.4 miles | 24 | |
| Memphis | 4.9 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 954189. 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.