South Warsaw, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Warsaw town. It lies in ZIP code area 14569. It stands on Relyea Creek. The Survey maps it on the Warsaw quadrangle.
Then and now
1905 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 79 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 17 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.
- 1905 USGS Portage quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Warsaw quadrangle1:24000
- 1944 USGS Warsaw quadrangle1:31680
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Warsaw quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
76 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of South Warsaw between 2003 and 2019, burning about 54 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 22 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 | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 July 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 July 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 July 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of South Warsaw: 7 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Salt, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Bromine. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geyers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Silver Springs Plant | Bromine | Past Producer | Brine | |
| A.Kerr Bros.& Co.Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Bradley Salt Co.Salt Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Duncan Salt Co.Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Miller Salt Co.Salt Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Morton Salt Co.Salt Well No.13. | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Morton Salt/ Silver Springs Plant | Salt | Unknown | ||
| Silver Springs Wells | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martinsville | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Newburg | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| North Gainesville | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Rock Glen | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Warsaw | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Oatka | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Silver Lake Junction | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| West Perry Center | 3.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 965886. 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.








