Millgrove, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Alden town. It lies in ZIP code area 14004. The Survey maps it on the Clarence quadrangle.
Then and now
1905 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1905 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1905 USGS Depew quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Depew quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Clarence quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Clarence quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:25000
- 1984 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
191 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 191 fires within 5 miles of Millgrove between 2000 and 2020, burning about 71 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 26 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 | 77 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Natural | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 27 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 2 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Millgrove: 7 past producers, 7 producers, 2 prospects. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Natural Gas, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Limestone Quarry and Plant | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| B.Feldman No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Prospect | ||
| F.W.Heist No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Prospect | ||
| Clarence Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Clarence Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Genessee Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Genessee Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jones Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jones Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Millgrove in 5 storm reports between 1998 and 2020: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 | Millgrove | $30,000 | A NWS employee reported a roof blown off a garage and carried 100 feet downwind. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millgrove | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a stand of trees in Millgrove. |
| September 1998 | Hail | Millgrove | $20,000 | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millgrove | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Heavy Rain | Millgrove | - | Rainfall of 2.72 inches was reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wende | 0.7 miles | 19 | |
| Looneyville | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Peters Corners | 2.1 miles | 19 | |
| Dellwood | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| South Newstead | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Sand Ridge | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Alden Center | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Clarence | 3.1 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 957339. 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.









