Spencer Corners, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1993. It stands in North East town. It lies in ZIP code area 12546. It stands on Kelsey Brook. The Survey maps it on the Millerton quadrangle.
Then and now
1899 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Spencer Corners
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.
Main Street Historic Districtlisted 2010 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 27 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.
- 1899 USGS Millbrook quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Millbrook quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Millerton quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
118 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Spencer Corners between 1992 and 2020, burning about 223 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 8 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 | 77 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | 42 ETHAN ALLLEN STREET SALISBURY |
| 24 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | 341 MILLERTON ROAD |
| 20 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 29 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Spencer Corners: 32 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Iron, Manganese, Manganese, Marble, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke Mine | Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dakin Limonite Mine | Iron, Manganese, Zinc | Past Producer | Goethite, Limonite | |
| Dakin Limonite Mine | Iron, Manganese, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Kelly Limonite Mine | Iron, Manganese, Zinc | Past Producer | Goethite, Limonite | |
| Kelly Limonite Mine | Iron, Manganese, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Marble Quarries | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Morgan Limonite Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Reynolds Limonite Mine | Iron, Manganese | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Line | 0.6 miles | 35 | |
| Millerton | 0.8 miles | 27 | |
| Irondale | 1.2 miles | 27 | |
| Mount Riga | 2.3 miles | 27 | |
| Northeast Center | 2.8 miles | 27 | |
| Coleman Station | 4.3 miles | 27 | |
| Whitehouse Crossing | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Pulvers Corners | 4.5 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 965983. 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.









