Smith Valley, New York

35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Hector town. It lies in ZIP code area 14805. The Survey maps it on the Mecklenburg quadrangle.

Smith Valley within Schuyler County

Then and now

1893 to 1992

The same ground, surveyed 99 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 Valley, surveyed 1992

Topographic sheet of Smith Valley, surveyed 1893

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 35 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.

1893 USGS Ithaca quadrangle1:62500
1895 USGS Ithaca quadrangle1:62500, 13 printings
1905 USGS Watkins Glen quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1950 USGS Mecklenburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
1969 USGS Mecklenburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000

Fires near this place

63 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Smith Valley between 1995 and 2020, burning about 79 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 8 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	33
Debris and open burning	12
Arson/incendiarism	8
Natural	5
Equipment and vehicle use	2
Recreation and ceremony	2
Smoking	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
9 September 2002	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Fire Department of New York	not named
5 September 1995	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Green Mountain National Forest	not named
14 September 2002	Arson/incendiarism	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
9 August 2012	Natural	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
7 August 2005	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
27 August 2004	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
24 August 2008	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Schuyler 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 Smith Valley: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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
	Camden Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
	Camden Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Schuyler 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Cayutaville	2.9 miles	35
Mecklenburg	3.4 miles	35
Bennettsburg	3.8 miles	30
Reynoldsville	4.0 miles	30
Burdett	5.7 miles	30
Odessa	5.9 miles	31
Perry City	5.9 miles	35
Spaulding Corner	6.0 miles	23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 974061. 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.