Maplewood, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Chili town. It lies in ZIP code area 14624. It stands on Little Black Creek. The Survey maps it on the West Henrietta quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1984The 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 sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 28 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1895 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1912 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1935 USGS Genesee Junction quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Genesee Junction quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS West Henrietta quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1,106 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,106 fires within 5 miles of Maplewood between 2000 and 2020, burning about 746 acres in total. 82 started naturally. 127 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/undetermined | 437 |
| Smoking | 309 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 127 |
| Natural | 82 |
| Debris and open burning | 63 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 36 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 27 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2003 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Smoking | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Maplewood: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Clover Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Clover Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
6 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maplewood in 6 storm reports between 2012 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maplewood | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Maplewood | $3,000 | A report on social media with a picture showed roads impassible and a submerged car with damage at the corner of Brooks Ave. and Marilou Dr. in Gates. |
| July 2020 | Heavy Rain | Maplewood | - | Rainfall of 3.18 inches was reported. |
| September 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maplewood | - | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maplewood | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maplewood | - | no account filed |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesee Junction | 0.7 miles | 28 | |
| Tressmar | 1.4 miles | 32 | |
| Whites | 2.3 miles | 28 | |
| Brookdale | 2.3 miles | 28 | |
| Mortimer | 2.6 miles | 28 | |
| Chili Center | 2.7 miles | 28 | |
| Crittenden | 2.8 miles | 28 | |
| Coldwater | 3.0 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972762. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










