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Murrays Corner, New York

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Newstead town. It lies in ZIP code area 14001. The Survey maps it on the Corfu quadrangle.

Murrays Corner within Erie County

Then and now

1905 to 1984

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 Murrays Corner, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of Murrays Corner, surveyed 1905

Compare 1905 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 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

158 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 158 fires within 5 miles of Murrays Corner between 2000 and 2020, burning about 77 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 18 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/undetermined96
Arson/incendiarism18
Debris and open burning15
Natural13
Equipment and vehicle use5
Recreation and ceremony5
Smoking5
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
6 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
27 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
2 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Erie County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Murrays Corner: 8 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Natural Gas. 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
(Facility) Amax Zirconium RefineryZirconium, HafniumPlant
American Gypsum Co. ShaftGypsum-Anhydrite, SulfurPast Producer
B.Feldman No.1 WellSalt, Natural GasProspect
Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Limestone Quarry and PlantLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Pembroke PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Peters Corners PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Peters Corners PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Akron Gypsum Co.ShaftGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
American Gypsum Co. ShaftGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer

Every working recorded in Erie 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
Akron1.8 miles19
Gaskosada (historical)1.8 miles19
Akron Junction3.0 miles27
South Newstead3.1 miles19
Crittenden3.6 miles17
Peters Corners4.4 miles19
Swifts Mills4.7 miles27
Millgrove5.5 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 958201. 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.