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Mumford, New York

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Wheatland town. It lies in ZIP code area 14511. The Survey maps it on the Caledonia quadrangle.

Mumford within Monroe County

Then and now

1904 to 1983

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Mumford, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Mumford, surveyed 1904

On record in Mumford

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 2 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 23 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

91 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Mumford between 2000 and 2020, burning about 71 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 14 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/undetermined31
Debris and open burning15
Arson/incendiarism14
Natural12
Equipment and vehicle use6
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Recreation and ceremony4
Smoking3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Other causes1

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
8 September 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 September 2020Natural5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
17 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.2 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
15 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
9 August 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
13 August 2001Debris and open burning1.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
11 August 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder 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 22 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Mumford: 18 past producers, 3 producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
North Leroy QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Salt WellSaltPast Producer
Leroy MillStone, Crushed/BrokenPlant
North Leroy QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Highway Department PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Highway Department PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Highway Department PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Highway Department PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Highway Department PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Highway Department PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Monroe County

Storms near this place

2 since 2016

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mumford in 2 storm reports between 2016 and 2021: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2016Thunderstorm WindMumford$15,000Law enforcement reported a large tree downed by thunderstorm winds at the intersection of Oatka Creek Road and Route 36.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindMumford$2,000Trees were reported downed onto Scottsville Mumford Road and Belcoda Road.

Every storm 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
Wheatland Center2.3 miles24
Belcoda2.3 miles24
Beulah2.4 miles20
Garbutt3.9 miles24
Clifton4.8 miles24
Five Points5.3 miles24
Riga5.4 miles20
South Chili5.9 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 958157. 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.