BlockShumla, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Pomfret town. It lies in ZIP code area 14718. The Survey maps it on the Dunkirk quadrangle.
Then and now
1900 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 86 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 19 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.
- 1900 USGS Dunkirk quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Dunkirk quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dunkirk quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
81 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Shumla between 2003 and 2020, burning about 114 acres in total. 3 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/undetermined | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 August 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 29 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Shumla: 3 producers, 1 prospect. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson No.1 Well | Salt | Prospect | ||
| Cassadaga Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Longhouse Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Peck Gravel Bank | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 965191. 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.