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Renwick, New York

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Ithaca town. It lies in ZIP code area 14850. It stands on Pleasant Grove Brook. The Survey maps it on the Ithaca West quadrangle.

Renwick within Tompkins County

Then and now

1900 to 1992

The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Renwick, surveyed 1992
Topographic sheet of Renwick, surveyed 1900

On record in Renwick

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 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

132 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Renwick between 2001 and 2020, burning about 72 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 19 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/undetermined71
Arson/incendiarism19
Smoking14
Natural12
Debris and open burning7
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor2

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
6 September 2001Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
25 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
13 September 2007Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
11 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 August 2016Natural1.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 August 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tompkins County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Renwick: 11 past producers, 4 producers, 1 prospect, 1 plant. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Salt, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone. 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
Cayuga Crushed Stone Quarry & MillLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Cayuga Mine and MillHalitePast ProducerHalite
University QuarryFlagstoneProducer
Cayuga Crushed Stone IncStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Cayuga Crushed Stone Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
University QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerSedimentary
Brooktondale PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Pit Number 3Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Pit Number 3Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
University PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Tompkins 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
Cayuga Heights0.8 miles27
McKinneys1.0 miles37
Lansing1.6 miles27
Ithaca1.8 miles27
Forest Home1.9 miles27
East Ithaca2.2 miles27
Hayt Corner2.3 miles37
South Hill2.6 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 962390. 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.