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Little York, New York

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Carlisle town. It lies in ZIP code area 12043. The Survey maps it on the Carlisle quadrangle.

Little York within Schoharie County

Then and now

1896 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Little York, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Little York, surveyed 1896

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 20 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

70 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Little York between 1992 and 2020, burning about 94 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 17 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/undetermined27
Debris and open burning18
Arson/incendiarism17
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural3
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Smoking1

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
24 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
12 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
31 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
14 August 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
14 August 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
12 August 2005Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
1 August 1995Equipment and vehicle use12 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Schoharie County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Little York: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cobleskill QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Cobleskill Quarry and MillLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Schoharie 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
Sharon1.9 miles18
Argusville2.6 miles18
Carlisle2.7 miles20
Gilbert Corners3.5 miles18
Lawyersville3.8 miles17
Carlisle Center4.3 miles22
Sharon Center5.0 miles18
Gardnersville5.1 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 955737. 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.