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Smith Corners, New York

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Greenville town. It lies in ZIP code area 12771. The Survey maps it on the Unionville quadrangle.

Smith Corners within Orange County

Then and now

1906 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Smith Corners, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Smith Corners, surveyed 1906

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 22 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

267 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 267 fires within 5 miles of Smith Corners between 1998 and 2020, burning about 239 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 26 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/undetermined142
Arson/incendiarism26
Equipment and vehicle use20
Misuse of fire by a minor19
Debris and open burning17
Natural17
Smoking15
Recreation and ceremony5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Other causes1

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
8 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreNew Jersey Forest Fire Servicenot named
21 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
20 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
19 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
15 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Orange County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Smith Corners: 7 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc. 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
Champion MineLead, ZincProspect
Guymard Lead-Zinc DepositLead, ZincPast Producer
Guymard MineZinc, LeadPast ProducerVein
Mount Salem QuarryStone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer1899
Delaware Valley Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Port Jervis Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Westtown PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Westtown PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Westtown Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Westtown Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Orange 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
Greenville0.6 miles22
Logtown2.0 miles22
Bushville2.4 miles22
Shin Hollow2.4 miles19
Huguenot3.4 miles23
Castle High Estates3.5 miles19
Tristates3.6 miles24
Waterloo Mills3.8 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 965469. 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.