BlockOniontown, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Sullivan town. It lies in ZIP code area 13032. The Survey maps it on the Canastota quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 90 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 23 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 Chittenango quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Chittenango quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Chittenango quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1946 USGS Canastota quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canastota quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Utica quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
62 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Oniontown between 2000 and 2020, burning about 60 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 12 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 | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 22 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 26 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 July 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 July 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:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gees Corner | 1.3 miles | 24 | |
| Whitelaw | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| East Boston | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Oneida Lake Beach West | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Lakeport | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Walkers Corners | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Messenger Bay | 3.2 miles | 24 | |
| North Chittenango | 3.4 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 959386. 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.