BlockOssian, New York
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Ossian town. It lies in ZIP code area 14437. The Survey maps it on the Ossian quadrangle.
Then and now
1905 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 78 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
9 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.
- 1905 USGS Nunda quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Ossian quadrangle1:24000
- 1944 USGS Ossian quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Ossian quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Canandaigua quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
98 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Ossian between 1995 and 2020, burning about 161 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 6 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 | 61 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.9 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 21 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 31 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 31 August 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 24 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 July 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Ossian: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gruschow No.1 Well | Salt | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westview | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Byersville | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Woodsville | 4.5 miles | 24 | |
| Cumminsville | 4.7 miles | 24 | |
| Dansville | 5.2 miles | 24 | |
| Rosses | 5.9 miles | 21 | |
| Barkertown | 6.7 miles | 21 | |
| West Sparta | 7.3 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 959518. 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.