North Olean, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Olean City. It lies in ZIP code area 14760. It lies near Hannigan Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Olean quadrangle.
Then and now
1898 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 88 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in North Olean
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.
Oak Hill Park Historic Districtlisted 1997 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1898 USGS Olean quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1938 USGS Olean quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Olean quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Olean quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Olean quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
191 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 191 fires within 5 miles of North Olean between 1992 and 2019, burning about 178 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 22 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 | 81 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Smoking | 21 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2008 | Smoking | 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 North Olean: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Allegany Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| E.F. Lippert and Co. S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| E.F. Lippert and Co. S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gulf Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gulf Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boardmanville | 0.4 miles | 19 | |
| Baldwin Heights | 0.6 miles | 19 | |
| Homer Hill | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| East Olean | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Olean | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| South Olean | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Seneca Heights | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Saint Bonaventure | 2.5 miles | 19 |
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 Q122561400 | 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 958865. 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.








