BlockKingdom, New York
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Warren town. It lies in ZIP code area 13407. It lies near Harter Hill. The Survey maps it on the Jordanville quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 82 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
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1903 USGS Richfield Springs quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Jordanville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Jordanville quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Amsterdam quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
31 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Kingdom between 2003 and 2018, burning about 34 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 12 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 | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 June 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 May 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 30 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 May 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 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 Kingdom: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordanville Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jordanville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordanville | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Getman Corners | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Days Rock | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Dennison Corners | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| South Columbia | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Columbia Center | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Cullen | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Edicks | 3.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 954644. 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.