Suicide Corners, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Bethany town. It lies in ZIP code area 14525. It lies near Scarff Hill. The Survey maps it on the Stafford quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 80 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 19 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.
- 1904 USGS Batavia quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1944 USGS Stafford quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Batavia quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Stafford quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
76 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Suicide Corners between 2001 and 2020, burning about 69 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 14 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 | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 August 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 July 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Suicide Corners: 9 past producers, 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Salt, Natural Gas, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dobson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| A.Partridge No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Past Producer | ||
| A.Partridge No.2 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Past Producer | ||
| G.H.Beaver No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Past Producer | ||
| J.Q.Adams No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Past Producer | ||
| S P Cox #2 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany Center | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| East Bethany | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Texaco Town | 2.1 miles | 19 | |
| Little Canada | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Linden | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Roanoke | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Junction | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Pavilion Center | 4.4 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 966741. 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.








