North Rush, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Rush town. It lies in ZIP code area 14543. It lies near Ryder Hill. The Survey maps it on the West Henrietta quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 89 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
11 surveys from 28 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.
- 1895 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1912 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1935 USGS Genesee Junction quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Genesee Junction quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS West Henrietta quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
147 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of North Rush between 2001 and 2020, burning about 134 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 28 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 | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Smoking | 17 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 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
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of North Rush: 7 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Gypsum Co. Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Lycoming Calcining Co Mine #1 | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Mcvane Farm Adit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Miller Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Miller Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Number 2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Plant Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Treat Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| West River Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wheatland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
1 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Rush in 1 storm report in 2015: 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Rush | $10,000 | Law Enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds on East River Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin | 1.6 miles | 28 | |
| West Rush | 1.9 miles | 25 | |
| Manns Corner | 2.1 miles | 28 | |
| Golah | 2.3 miles | 25 | |
| Scottsville | 2.6 miles | 28 | |
| Rush | 3.2 miles | 25 | |
| West Henrietta | 3.4 miles | 28 | |
| Severance | 3.5 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 Q122554343 | 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 972873. 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.










