Quality Hill, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lenox town. It lies in ZIP code area 13032. The Survey maps it on the Canastota quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1985The 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.


On record in Quality Hill
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Judge Nathan S. Roberts Houselisted 1986 · 0.8 miles away- House at 107 Stroud Streetlisted 1986 · 0.9 miles away
- House at 233 James Streetlisted 1986 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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.
- 1895 USGS Chittenango quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Chittenango quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Chittenango quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1946 USGS Canastota quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canastota quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
86 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Quality Hill between 2000 and 2020, burning about 83 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 13 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 | 48 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 10 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 16 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Quality Hill: 6 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chittenango Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Lincoln Gravel Bed | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Button & Worlock Quarries | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Oxbow Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| West Stockbridge Hill Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Kinsella Pit and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Oxbow Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Quality Hill in 1 storm report in 2017: 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Quality Hill | $30,000 | Widespread flash flooding of most creeks and urbanized areas occurred throughout the town of Lincoln. Culverts and roads were washed out in several places. Some residences experienced flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canastota | 1.5 miles | 23 | |
| Cottons | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Clockville | 2.4 miles | 26 | |
| East Boston | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Wampsville | 3.7 miles | 26 | |
| Lenox Basin | 3.7 miles | 26 | |
| Walkers Corners | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Lenox | 3.8 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 962064. 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.










