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Maple Glen, New York

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It lies in ZIP code area 10940. The Survey maps it on the Wurtsboro quadrangle.

Maple Glen within Sullivan County

Then and now

1904 to 1986

The 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 sheet of Maple Glen, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Maple Glen, surveyed 1904

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 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

458 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 458 fires within 5 miles of Maple Glen between 1998 and 2020, burning about 569 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 69 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/undetermined278
Arson/incendiarism69
Debris and open burning38
Smoking23
Equipment and vehicle use19
Natural19
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Recreation and ceremony3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
9 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
8 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
7 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2001Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sullivan County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Maple Glen: 4 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Lead. 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
Otisville MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Washington Mining Co Mine Near OtisvilleZinc, LeadPast ProducerVein
Benson's PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bloomingburg PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bloomingburg PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bloomingburg Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Wallkill PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wallkill Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Sullivan 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
Winterton1.0 miles24
High View3.4 miles24
Bloomingburg3.4 miles24
Haven3.8 miles25
Wurtsboro4.9 miles24
Culvertown5.9 miles25
Wurtsboro Hills6.1 miles25
Roosa Gap6.6 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972756. 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.