BlockSampson, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Romulus town. It lies in ZIP code area 14541. The Survey maps it on the Dresden quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 24 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.
- 1902 USGS Ovid quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1943 USGS Dresden quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Dresden quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
46 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Sampson between 2000 and 2019, burning about 25 acres in total. 4 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 | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 29 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sampson: 1 producer, 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zirconium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hansen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Transelco/ Dresden, N.Y. | Zirconium | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendaia | 1.1 miles | 24 | |
| Willard | 3.6 miles | 25 | |
| Romulus | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| Gilbert | 4.8 miles | 25 | |
| Yale | 5.4 miles | 24 | |
| MacDougall | 5.4 miles | 24 | |
| Ovid | 5.5 miles | 25 | |
| Marsh Corner | 5.8 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 973039. 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.