Snyders Corners, New York
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Persia town. It lies in ZIP code area 14719. The Survey maps it on the New Albion quadrangle.
Then and now
1923 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 63 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 15 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.
- 1923 USGS Cattaraugus quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1938 USGS Cattaraugus quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Cattaraugus quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS New Albion quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Olean quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
66 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Snyders Corners between 1995 and 2020, burning about 75 acres in total. 7 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | SOUTH BRANCH FIRE |
| 7 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 July 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 July 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | SOUTH BRANCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Snyders Corners: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Salt, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gernatt Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| South Dayton Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| C.H.Richey No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| J.P.Strickland No.3 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| William Hills No.1 Well | Salt | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persia | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| East Leon | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Wesley | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Cattaraugus | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Otto | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| New Albion | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Dayton | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Markhams | 5.5 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122590978 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 965609. 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.








