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Limerock, New York

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Le Roy town. It lies in ZIP code area 14482. It stands on Mud Creek. The Survey maps it on the Le Roy quadrangle.

Limerock within Genesee County

Then and now

1904 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Limerock, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Limerock, surveyed 1904

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 24 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

101 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Limerock between 2000 and 2020, burning about 68 acres in total. 12 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/undetermined49
Natural12
Debris and open burning12
Arson/incendiarism12
Equipment and vehicle use6
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony2
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 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
4 September 2020Natural5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
17 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.2 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
15 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
15 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 August 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 August 2005Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Genesee County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Limerock: 11 past producers, 3 producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Salt, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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
C.Davis No.1 WellSalt, Natural GasPast Producer
North Leroy QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Abandoned Gypsum WorkingsGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Abandoned Gysum WorkingsGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Leroy MillStone, Crushed/BrokenPlant
Leroy QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
North Leroy QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Salt WellSaltPast Producer
W.J.Cook No.1 WellSaltPast Producer
Highway Department PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Genesee 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
Harper Park1.4 miles24
Le Roy3.5 miles24
North Le Roxy3.7 miles20
Fort Hill3.8 miles20
Stone Church5.4 miles20
Hidden Meadows5.7 miles20
Valley View Park6.5 miles19
Union Corners6.6 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 955349. 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.