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Richs Corners, New York

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Albion town. It lies in ZIP code area 14411. The Survey maps it on the Albion quadrangle.

Richs Corners within Orleans County

Then and now

1897 to 1984

The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Richs Corners, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of Richs Corners, surveyed 1897

On record in Richs Corners

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 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 20 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

148 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 148 fires within 5 miles of Richs Corners between 2001 and 2020, burning about 95 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 50 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/undetermined55
Arson/incendiarism50
Debris and open burning14
Natural12
Smoking9
Equipment and vehicle use3
Recreation and ceremony2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Other causes1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
24 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
10 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.4 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
10 September 2001Smoking1.4 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
1 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
1 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Orleans County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Richs Corners: 1 prospect, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Huckell PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mcnall QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Manning Peat Bog ProspectsLead, ZincProspect

Every working recorded in Orleans 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
Heritage Estates2.4 miles14
Albion2.6 miles20
Hinsburg2.8 miles16
East Barre3.0 miles20
Oak Orchard Estates3.2 miles14
Five Corners3.2 miles14
Fancher3.2 miles19
Manning3.6 miles19

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q122592522The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 974249. 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.