Snyder, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Amherst town. It lies in ZIP code area 14226. The Survey maps it on the Buffalo NE quadrangle.
Then and now
1894 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1894 against another survey:
On record in Snyder
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 6 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Entranceway at Main Street at Roycroft Boulevardlisted 2005 · 0.2 miles away
Entranceway at Main Street at Darwin Drivelisted 2009 · 0.3 miles away
Entranceways at Main Street at Lamarck Drive and Smallwood Drivelisted 2005 · 0.5 miles away
Entranceway at Main Street at LeBrun Roadlisted 2009 · 0.7 miles away
Entranceway at Main Street at High Park Boulevardlisted 2009 · 0.8 miles away
Entranceway at Main Street at Westfield Road and Ivyhurst Roadlisted 2009 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 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.
- 1894 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:62500, 12 printings
- 1948 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Buffalo NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Buffalo NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Buffalo NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
935 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 935 fires within 5 miles of Snyder between 2000 and 2020, burning about 364 acres in total. 171 started naturally. 66 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 | 511 |
| Natural | 171 |
| Smoking | 103 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 66 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Snyder: 3 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North and South Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Williams Gold Refin./ Buffalo, N.Y. | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Hanna Furnace Corp/ Buffalo, N.Y. | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Republic Steel/ Buffalo, N.Y. | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
5 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Snyder in 5 storm reports between 2002 and 2017: 2 hail, 1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Hail | Snyder | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Lightning | Snyder | $30,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snyder | $15,000 | Telephone poles were reported down on North Forest Road. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Snyder | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Snyder | $10,000 | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eggertsville | 1.1 miles | 25 | |
| Cleveland Hill | 1.3 miles | 25 | |
| Grover Cleveland Terrace | 1.3 miles | 25 | |
| Amherst | 1.3 miles | 25 | |
| North Bailey | 2.2 miles | 25 | |
| Williamsville | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Kenilworth | 2.9 miles | 25 | |
| Pine Hill | 3.1 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 965589. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










