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Reed Corners, New York

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Sparta town. It lies in ZIP code area 14437. It lies near Strong Hill. The Survey maps it on the Dansville quadrangle.

Reed Corners within Livingston County

Then and now

1902 to 1983

The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Reed Corners, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Reed Corners, surveyed 1902

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 24 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

170 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 170 fires within 5 miles of Reed Corners between 2001 and 2020, burning about 200 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 18 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/undetermined109
Arson/incendiarism18
Equipment and vehicle use14
Natural9
Debris and open burning8
Smoking5
Recreation and ceremony3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1

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
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
6 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
25 September 2020Recreation and ceremony2.9 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
24 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
23 September 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
21 September 2020Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
21 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
13 September 2016Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Livingston County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Reed Corners: 3 producers, 3 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dansville WellSaltPast Producer
Highway Department PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Highway Department PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Highway Department PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Highway Department PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kennedy PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Livingston 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
Dansville2.8 miles24
Cumminsville2.8 miles24
Woodsville3.1 miles24
Libertypole4.2 miles22
Scottsburg4.8 miles22
West Sparta5.2 miles21
Springwater5.2 miles24
Websters Crossing5.4 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 962343. 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.