Simpsonville, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Davenport town. It lies in ZIP code area 12155. It lies near Quaker Hill. The Survey maps it on the Schenevus quadrangle.
Then and now
1907 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 78 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
9 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.
- 1907 USGS Cooperstown quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Cooperstown quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Schenevus quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1945 USGS Schenevus quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Amsterdam quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
44 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Simpsonville between 2002 and 2017, burning about 53 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 32 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2015 | Other causes | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 June 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 June 2007 | Natural | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Simpsonville: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillis 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fergusonville | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Hoseaville | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Butts Corner | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Davenport | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Sturges Corner | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| North Kortright | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| North Harpersfield | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| West Harpersfield | 5.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 965299. 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.








