North Forest Acres, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Amherst town. It lies in ZIP code area 14221. The Survey maps it on the Clarence Center quadrangle.
Then and now
1897 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 87 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
12 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.
- 1897 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:62500
- 1899 USGS Niagara quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1902 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1905 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Clarence Center quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Clarence Center quadrangle1:24000
- 1965 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Clarence Center quadrangle1:25000
- 1984 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
427 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 427 fires within 5 miles of North Forest Acres between 2000 and 2020, burning about 182 acres in total. 72 started naturally. 29 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 | 204 |
| Natural | 72 |
| Smoking | 53 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of North Forest Acres: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North and South Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Atlas Gypsum Company Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Clarence Center Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Clarence Center Mine & Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| National Gypsum Company Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstream Farms | 1.4 miles | 27 | |
| Getzville | 1.8 miles | 28 | |
| East Amherst | 2.7 miles | 27 | |
| Williamsville | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| North Bailey | 3.3 miles | 25 | |
| Bucyrus Heights | 3.3 miles | 28 | |
| Willow Ridge Estates | 3.4 miles | 28 | |
| Amherst | 3.4 miles | 25 |
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 Q122545546 | 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 958780. 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.











