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Thomas Settlement, New York

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Adams town. It lies in ZIP code area 13605. The Survey maps it on the Adams quadrangle.

Thomas Settlement within Jefferson County

Then and now

1893 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Thomas Settlement, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Thomas Settlement, surveyed 1893

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 21 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

57 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Thomas Settlement between 2002 and 2020, burning about 133 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 5 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/undetermined39
Arson/incendiarism5
Natural4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Smoking2
Debris and open burning2
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
27 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
24 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
15 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 August 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 August 2007Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
27 August 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
18 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Thomas Settlement: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Edison-Mullen PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Morris Hatcliff Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Morris Hatcliff Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
O'Brian PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Rural Hill S & G Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Rural Hill S & G Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Jefferson 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
Taylor Settlement2.1 miles21
Roberts Corner2.4 miles21
Lyon Corner2.4 miles21
Butterville2.5 miles21
Adams2.7 miles21
Belleville3.2 miles21
Giddingsville3.2 miles21
Wardwell3.2 miles21

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q122589114The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 973149. 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.