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Pembroke, New York

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Pembroke town. It lies in ZIP code area 14036. The Survey maps it on the Corfu quadrangle.

Pembroke within Genesee County

Then and now

1905 to 1984

The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Pembroke, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of Pembroke, surveyed 1905

Compare 1905 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

146 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of Pembroke between 2000 and 2020, burning about 80 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 15 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/undetermined85
Natural16
Arson/incendiarism15
Debris and open burning13
Equipment and vehicle use6
Recreation and ceremony5
Smoking5
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 September 2002Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
27 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
19 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Genesee County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Pembroke: 9 past producers, 3 producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
(Facility) Amax Zirconium RefineryZirconium, HafniumPlant
American Gypsum Co. ShaftGypsum-Anhydrite, SulfurPast Producer
B.Feldman No.1 WellSalt, Natural GasProspect
Alabama QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Alabama QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Limestone Quarry and PlantLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Pembroke PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Peters Corners PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Peters Corners PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Genesee County

Storms near this place

15 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pembroke in 15 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 12 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2011LightningEast Pembroke$25,000no account filed
August 2008Thunderstorm WindPembroke$20,000no account filed
December 1996Thunderstorm WindPembroke$20,000no account filed
May 2015Thunderstorm WindPembroke$15,000Law enforcement reported trees and wires down in on Maple Road in Pembroke.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindEast Pembroke$15,000no account filed
January 2012Thunderstorm WindPembroke$12,000Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindEast Pembroke$10,000Law enforcement reported numerous trees down near the intersection of Indian Falls and Pratt Roads.
September 2009Thunderstorm WindPembroke$10,000Law enforcement reported trees and wires down on Lake Street.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindPembroke$10,000no account filed
September 2017Thunderstorm WindNorth Pembroke$8,000Law enforcement reported wires down by thunderstorm winds on Beckwith Road.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindPembroke$8,000no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindPembroke$8,000no account filed
March 2020Thunderstorm WindPembroke$2,000Multiple large trees were reported down.
July 2023Flash FloodPembroke-Flooding over roadway on State Route 77.
July 2017HailEast Pembroke-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Genesee County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Brick House Corners1.6 miles17
Indian Falls2.7 miles19
Corfu3.0 miles17
Pembroke Center3.7 miles19
Longwood4.6 miles19
Fargo4.9 miles17
Basom5.3 miles19
North Pembroke5.5 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 960127. 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.