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Sulphur Springs, New York

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Sullivan town. It lies in ZIP code area 13037. The Survey maps it on the Canastota quadrangle.

Sulphur Springs within Madison County

Then and now

1895 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Sulphur Springs, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Sulphur Springs, surveyed 1895

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 23 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

64 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Sulphur Springs between 2000 and 2020, burning about 53 acres in total. 6 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/undetermined35
Arson/incendiarism14
Debris and open burning7
Natural6
Recreation and ceremony1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
5 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
28 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
17 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
10 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
28 August 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
27 August 2004Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
23 August 2020Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
14 August 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madison County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Sulphur Springs: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt. 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
Button & Worlock QuarriesGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Chittenango WellSaltPast Producer
Crouse Gravel BedSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kinsella Pit and MillLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Kinsella QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Madison 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
North Cazenovia2.0 miles20
Blakeslee2.1 miles23
Chittenango2.1 miles23
Sullivan2.6 miles23
Chittenango Falls2.8 miles20
Perryville2.8 miles23
Rowan Corners2.9 miles20
Bingley4.0 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972320. 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.