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Lewis, New York

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Portage town. It lies in ZIP code area 14517. The Survey maps it on the Nunda quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Lewis within Livingston County

Then and now

1905 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 78 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Lewis (historical), surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Lewis (historical), surveyed 1905

On record in Lewis

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 21 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

78 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Lewis (historical) between 2001 and 2020, burning about 54 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 16 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/undetermined35
Natural17
Arson/incendiarism16
Debris and open burning4
Equipment and vehicle use2
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
17 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
12 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 August 2007Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
19 August 2017Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
19 August 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 July 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
20 July 2011Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Livingston County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Lewis (historical): 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt. 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
Castile Salt Co.WellSaltPast Producer
J.Harding No.1 WellSaltPast Producer
Nunda WellSaltPast Producer
Nunda Highway PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Nunda Village PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Portage Town PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Town PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Livingston 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
Oakland0.9 miles21
Hunt Hollow2.1 miles21
Nunda2.3 miles21
Hunt2.5 miles21
Dalton3.4 miles21
Coopersville4.2 miles21
Brooks Grove4.5 miles22
Barkertown5.0 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2353116. 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.