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Polkville, New York

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Manlius town. It lies in ZIP code area 13057. The Survey maps it on the Syracuse East quadrangle.

Polkville within Onondaga County

Then and now

1895 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Polkville, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Polkville, surveyed 1895

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 29 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

264 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 264 fires within 5 miles of Polkville between 2000 and 2020, burning about 251 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 29 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/undetermined131
Smoking38
Arson/incendiarism29
Natural24
Debris and open burning15
Equipment and vehicle use12
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Recreation and ceremony5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3

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
8 September 2008Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 September 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
4 September 2012Missing 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

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Onondaga 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 Polkville: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Minoa PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Taylor Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Onondaga 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
Collamer1.7 miles29
Oot Park2.0 miles29
Minoa2.0 miles29
Schepps Corners2.1 miles29
Franklin Park2.4 miles29
Snyder Crossing2.5 miles26
North Manlius2.9 miles26
East Syracuse3.2 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 960864. 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.