BlockPierceville, New York
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Eaton town. It lies in ZIP code area 13334. The Survey maps it on the West Eaton quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 84 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
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1902 USGS Morrisville quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1943 USGS West Eaton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS West Eaton quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
58 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Pierceville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 49 acres in total. 15 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 | 24 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 August 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pierceville: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Salt, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Graham No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Melvin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Eaton | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Eaton | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Eagleville | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Campbell | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Morrisville Station | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Morrisville | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Williams Corners | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Pecksport | 3.8 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 960361. 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.