North Wolcott, New York
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Wolcott town. It lies in ZIP code area 14590. It stands on Little Creek. The Survey maps it on the North Wolcott quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 83 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
7 surveys from 20 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.
- 1902 USGS Sodus Bay quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS North Wolcott quadrangle1:31680
- 1953 USGS North Wolcott quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Syracuse quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
91 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of North Wolcott between 2002 and 2020, burning about 60 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 9 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 | 57 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 12 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 29 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 29 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 August 2012 | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of North Wolcott: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 of Wolcott | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Highway Dept Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway Dept Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Wolcott in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2016: 3 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Wolcott | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2013 | Hail | North Wolcott | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | North Wolcott | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | North Wolcott | $5,000 | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desbrough Park | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Furnace Village | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Red Creek | 4.0 miles | 24 | |
| Wolcott | 4.7 miles | 22 | |
| Hickory Square | 5.1 miles | 22 | |
| Rice Mill | 5.3 miles | 22 | |
| North Huron | 5.6 miles | 21 | |
| East Bay Park | 6.0 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 958951. 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.






