South Sodus, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Sodus town. It lies in ZIP code area 14551. The Survey maps it on the Rose quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 83 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
8 surveys from 23 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.
- 1902 USGS Clyde quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1943 USGS Rose quadrangle1:31680
- 1953 USGS Clyde quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Rose quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Syracuse quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
154 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 154 fires within 5 miles of South Sodus between 2001 and 2020, burning about 126 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 40 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 | 93 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 4 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 29 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of South Sodus: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sodus Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sodus Quarry and Plant | Limestone, General | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorntons Corner | 1.4 miles | 20 | |
| Wayne Center | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Alton | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Zurich | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| York | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Sodus Center | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Wallington | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Glenmark | 4.3 miles | 23 |
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 Q122570993 | 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 965876. 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.







