Nichols Corners, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Onondaga town. It lies in ZIP code area 13215. It lies near Peppermill Gulf. The Survey maps it on the South Onondaga quadrangle.
Then and now
1900 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 86 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
10 surveys from 27 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.
- 1900 USGS Tully quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1943 USGS South Onondaga quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS South Onondaga quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Tully quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS South Onondaga quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
182 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 182 fires within 5 miles of Nichols Corners between 2000 and 2020, burning about 127 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 16 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 | 124 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 3 September 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 27 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Nichols Corners: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Onondaga Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| South Onondaga Pit & Nedrow Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Van Slyke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Van Slyke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Onondaga | 1.2 miles | 27 | |
| Griffins Corners | 1.7 miles | 27 | |
| Ironsides | 1.8 miles | 27 | |
| Cedarvale | 1.9 miles | 27 | |
| Joshua | 2.2 miles | 27 | |
| Lords Corners | 2.4 miles | 27 | |
| Navarino | 2.8 miles | 28 | |
| Cards Corners | 3.3 miles | 28 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122561441 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 958564. 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.









