BlockParson Mill, New York
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lewis town. It lies in ZIP code area 13489. The Survey maps it on the Point Rock quadrangle.
Then and now
1905 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 80 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 Taberg quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1944 USGS Point Rock quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Point Rock quadrangle1:24000, 4 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
30 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Parson Mill between 2002 and 2020, burning about 28 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 7 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 | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 16 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 July 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.1 acres | 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 Parson Mill: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traxel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Mill | 1.0 miles | 20 | |
| Swancott Mill | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Leisher Mill | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Fish Creek | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| West Leyden | 5.5 miles | 20 | |
| Mohawk Hill | 7.3 miles | 20 | |
| Osceola | 9.0 miles | 19 | |
| Michigan Mills | 10.8 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 Q122596005 | 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 972919. 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.