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Springvale, New York

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Norwich town. It lies in ZIP code area 13815. The Survey maps it on the Holmesville quadrangle.

Springvale within Chenango County

Then and now

1910 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 76 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Springvale, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Springvale, surveyed 1910

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

68 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Springvale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 100 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 10 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/undetermined23
Debris and open burning15
Arson/incendiarism10
Natural5
Equipment and vehicle use5
Smoking5
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Recreation and ceremony2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
3 September 2004Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
29 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
11 September 2002Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
10 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
24 August 1995Debris and open burning4.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
3 July 2002Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
24 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
20 July 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Chenango County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Springvale: 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Natural Gas. 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
Norwich Well No.1Salt, Natural GasProspect
Foley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Stack House Gravel BedSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Chenango 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
Polkville1.9 miles19
Maple Grove East2.0 miles19
Hawley Corners2.3 miles19
Norwich2.8 miles19
Holmesville3.9 miles17
Amblerville4.2 miles17
White Store4.4 miles18
South New Berlin4.7 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 973110. 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.