Morse, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Hastings town. It lies in ZIP code area 13076. The Survey maps it on the Central Square quadrangle.
Then and now
1905 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Morse
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Carley's Mills Schoolhouselisted 2005 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 22 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 Mexico quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Central Square quadrangle1:31680
- 1949 USGS Central Square quadrangle1:25000
- 1956 USGS Central Square quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Syracuse quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
101 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Morse between 2000 and 2020, burning about 90 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 20 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 | 58 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 18 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Morse: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauvin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| French Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hays & Smith Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hogback Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Weaver Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Weaver Pit Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carley Mills | 0.9 miles | 20 | |
| Hastings | 1.0 miles | 22 | |
| Bardeen Corners | 2.0 miles | 22 | |
| Little France | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Parish | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Mallory | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Red Mill | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Colosse | 3.7 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 957710. 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.







