BlockTexas, New York
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Croghan town. It lies in ZIP code area 13619. It lies near Mount Tom. The Survey maps it on the Carthage quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 83 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
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1902 USGS Carthage quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Carthage quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Carthage quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Carthage quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Watertown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
39 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Texas between 2002 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was 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 | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 24 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 July 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 16 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 June 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Texas: 1 prospect, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Calcium, Iron, Sodium, Titanium, Water, Free, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage Region Anorthosite | Aluminum, Calcium, Iron, Sodium, Titanium, Water, Free | Prospect | Surface | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Marble, Dimension | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Croghan Crossing | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Forest City | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Naumburg | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Deer River | 5.9 miles | 20 | |
| Castorland | 6.7 miles | 20 | |
| Diana Center | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| Denmark | 7.2 miles | 20 | |
| Indian River | 7.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 973148. 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.