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Rivergate, New York

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Theresa town. It lies in ZIP code area 13691. It stands on Otter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Theresa quadrangle.

Rivergate within Jefferson County

Then and now

1903 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Rivergate, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Rivergate, surveyed 1903

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 19 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

146 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of Rivergate between 1997 and 2020, burning about 127 acres in total. 3 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/undetermined106
Arson/incendiarism13
Smoking9
Equipment and vehicle use8
Debris and open burning3
Natural3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Recreation and ceremony1

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 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2018Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
3 September 2016Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
25 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
24 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 August 1997Misuse of fire by a minor2.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
4 August 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
18 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson 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 Rivergate: 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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
Burntbridge Pond AnomalyIronOccurrence1945
Shirtliff MineIronPast Producer1838

Every working recorded in Jefferson 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
Douglas Crossing1.9 miles19
Theresa2.0 miles19
Stroughs Crossing4.2 miles19
Halls Corner4.6 miles19
Philadelphia4.6 miles19
Dutch Settlement5.1 miles21
Bentleys Corners5.5 miles19
Bartletts Corner5.8 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 973008. 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.