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Martin, New York

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Henrietta town. It lies in ZIP code area 14586. The Survey maps it on the West Henrietta quadrangle.

Martin within Monroe County

Then and now

1895 to 1984

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 Martin, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of Martin, surveyed 1895

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 28 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

198 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 198 fires within 5 miles of Martin between 2002 and 2020, burning about 170 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 39 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/undetermined62
Arson/incendiarism39
Smoking33
Debris and open burning29
Natural14
Equipment and vehicle use11
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Recreation and ceremony4
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2016Smoking6.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2010Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
29 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
27 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Monroe County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Martin: 7 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
Empire Gypsum Co. MineGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Lycoming Calcining Co Mine #1Gypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Mcvane Farm AditGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Miller PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Miller Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Number 2 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Plant Number 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Treat PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
West River Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wheatland PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Monroe 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
North Rush1.6 miles28
Severance2.1 miles28
Scottsville2.1 miles28
Mile of Woods2.2 miles28
West Henrietta2.5 miles28
Manns Corner2.6 miles28
Fenner3.0 miles28
West Rush3.4 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 956576. 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.