Town of Seneca Falls, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Seneca Falls town. It lies in ZIP code area 13148. It stands on Sampson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Seneca Falls quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Town of Seneca Falls
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 7 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton HouseNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966 · 0.5 miles away
US Post Office-Seneca Fallslisted 1989 · 0.1 miles away
Seneca Knitting Milllisted 1991 · 0.2 miles away
Amelia Bloomer Houselisted 1980 · 0.3 miles away
Fourth Ward Schoollisted 1986 · 0.4 miles away
Women's Rights National Historical Parklisted 1980 · 0.4 miles away- Huntington Building, Thelisted 2022 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 24 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 Geneva quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Seneca Falls quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Seneca Falls quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Seneca Falls quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
87 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Town of Seneca Falls between 1997 and 2020, burning about 91 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 17 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 | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Town of Seneca Falls: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Gulch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Seneca Falls Well No.12 | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Seneca Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Seneca Quarry and Plant | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh Valley Junction | 1.6 miles | 24 | |
| Bridgeport | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Waterloo | 3.5 miles | 24 | |
| Mud Lock | 4.1 miles | 26 | |
| Parr Harbor | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Magee | 4.4 miles | 24 | |
| Canoga Springs | 4.4 miles | 22 | |
| Canoga | 4.7 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 964826. 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.








