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South Chili, New York

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Chili town. It lies in ZIP code area 14546. It lies near Munson Hill. The Survey maps it on the Clifton quadrangle.

South Chili within Monroe County

Then and now

1899 to 1984

The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of South Chili, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of South Chili, surveyed 1899

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 24 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

144 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of South Chili between 2002 and 2020, burning about 83 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 28 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/undetermined36
Arson/incendiarism28
Smoking24
Natural20
Debris and open burning16
Equipment and vehicle use7
Recreation and ceremony5
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3

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 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2009Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 September 2002Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
29 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
27 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 September 2009Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
19 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
17 September 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Monroe County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of South Chili: 12 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Natural Gas. 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
Reber No.1 WellSalt, Natural GasProspect
Miller PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Miller Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Scottsville Gravel Products IncSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wheatland PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Wheatland PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Abandoned Gypsum WorkingsGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Consolidated Wheatland Plaster ShftGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Empire Gypsum Co. MineGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Garbutt Gypsum Co Shaft #1Gypsum-AnhydritePast Producer

Every working recorded in Monroe 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
Clifton1.8 miles24
Scottsville2.7 miles28
Severance2.8 miles28
Garbutt2.9 miles24
West Chili2.9 miles24
Brookdale3.8 miles28
Wheatland Center3.9 miles24
Belcoda4.0 miles24

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 Q122552988The 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 973092. 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.