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Locust Grove, New York

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Leyden town. It lies in ZIP code area 13309. It stands on White River. The Survey maps it on the Port Leyden quadrangle.

Locust Grove within Lewis County

Then and now

1905 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Locust Grove, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Locust Grove, surveyed 1905

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

39 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Locust Grove between 2003 and 2020, burning about 60 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 9 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/undetermined16
Arson/incendiarism9
Natural6
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Debris and open burning1
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
1 September 2003Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 August 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
5 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
23 August 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
15 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lewis County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Locust Grove: 6 producers, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Titanium, Metal, Iron, Zirconium, Titanium, Iron. 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
Port LeydenZirconium, Titanium, IronProspect1952
Port Leyden MineTitanium, Metal, IronOccurrence
Boonville QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Boonville QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Gingerich PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Callanan PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kerager PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lyonsdale PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Town of Leyden PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
West Turin PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lewis 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
Port Leyden2.1 miles20
Talcottville2.1 miles20
Constableville2.9 miles20
Collinsville3.3 miles20
Goulds Mill3.6 miles20
Kosterville4.2 miles20
Lyons Falls4.3 miles21
Shuetown4.6 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 970313. 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.