South Greece, New York
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Greece town. It lies in ZIP code area 14626. It lies near Craig Hill. The Survey maps it on the Rochester West quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1994The 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.


Compare 1895 against another survey:
On record in South Greece
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
William A. Payne Houselisted 2012 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 32 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.
- 1895 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1912 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1931 USGS Rochester West quadrangle1:24000
- 1935 USGS Rochester West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Rochester West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rochester West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Rochester West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1,241 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,241 fires within 5 miles of South Greece between 2000 and 2020, burning about 700 acres in total. 71 started naturally. 210 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 | 589 |
| Smoking | 242 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 210 |
| Natural | 71 |
| Debris and open burning | 54 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2003 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of South Greece: 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Chester Peacock Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gp-9 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pease Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Union Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Union Street Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmgrove | 0.6 miles | 32 | |
| North Gates | 1.9 miles | 32 | |
| West Greece | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Greece | 2.4 miles | 32 | |
| Gates Center | 3.4 miles | 32 | |
| Parma Corners | 3.7 miles | 24 | |
| Coldwater | 3.8 miles | 32 | |
| Spencerport | 3.8 miles | 24 |
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 Q122566809 | 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 965756. 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.












