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Pendleton, New York

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Pendleton town. It lies in ZIP code area 14094. It stands on Donner Brook. The Survey maps it on the Clarence Center quadrangle.

Pendleton within Niagara County

Then and now

1897 to 1984

The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Pendleton, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of Pendleton, surveyed 1897

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 27 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

188 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 188 fires within 5 miles of Pendleton between 2000 and 2020, burning about 105 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 22 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/undetermined101
Natural24
Arson/incendiarism22
Smoking14
Debris and open burning14
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Recreation and ceremony4
Equipment and vehicle use1
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
9 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2007Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
5 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
25 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
16 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Niagara County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pendleton: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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
Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Lockport QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Niagara 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
Wendelville2.5 miles28
Pendleton Center2.8 miles28
Raymond3.5 miles27
Mapleton4.5 miles28
South Lockport4.7 miles28
Rapids4.7 miles27
Comstock Corners4.9 miles27
Beach Ridge5.1 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 960133. 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.