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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.

South Warsaw within Wyoming County

Then and now

1905 to 1984

The 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 sheet of South Warsaw, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of South Warsaw, surveyed 1905

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 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

76 since 2003

Regional 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/undetermined26
Arson/incendiarism22
Debris and open burning17
Natural5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
17 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
9 August 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
29 August 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 July 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
23 July 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
22 July 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
20 July 2018Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wyoming County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Geyers PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Silver Springs PlantBrominePast ProducerBrine
A.Kerr Bros.& Co.WellSaltPast Producer
Bradley Salt Co.Salt WellSaltPast Producer
Duncan Salt Co.WellSaltPast Producer
Miller Salt Co.Salt WellSaltPast Producer
Morton Salt Co.Salt Well No.13.SaltPast Producer
Morton Salt/ Silver Springs PlantSaltUnknown
Silver Springs WellsSaltPast Producer

Every working recorded in Wyoming 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
Martinsville0.8 miles17
Newburg1.3 miles17
North Gainesville1.8 miles17
Rock Glen1.8 miles17
Warsaw2.1 miles17
Oatka2.2 miles17
Silver Lake Junction3.3 miles17
West Perry Center3.8 miles17

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.