Merrillsville, New York
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lincoln town. It lies in ZIP code area 13421. The Survey maps it on the Oneida quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 90 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
13 surveys from 26 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 Oneida quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Oneida quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Oneida quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1939 USGS Oneida quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Oneida quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Oneida quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Oneida quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Utica quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
111 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Merrillsville between 2000 and 2020, burning about 78 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 22 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 | 47 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 27 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 10 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 10 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Merrillsville: 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxbow Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Oxbow Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Johnson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lincoln Gravel Bed | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Valley Mills Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| West Stockbridge Hill Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Merrillsville in 1 storm report in 2017: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Merrillsville | $15,000 | Widespread flash flooding of most creeks and urbanized areas occurred throughout the town of Smithfield. Culverts and roads were washed out in several places. Some residences experienced flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siloam | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Five Chimneys Corner | 2.9 miles | 25 | |
| Scribner Corners | 3.2 miles | 26 | |
| Lenox | 3.2 miles | 26 | |
| Alene | 3.5 miles | 26 | |
| Peterboro | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Bennetts Corners | 4.0 miles | 25 | |
| Five Corners | 4.1 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 957008. 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.












