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Unionport, New York

43 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the borough of the Bronx. It lies in ZIP code area 10473. It stands on Pugsley Creek. The Survey maps it on the Flushing quadrangle.

Unionport within Bronx County

Then and now

1891 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Unionport, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Unionport, surveyed 1891

On record in Unionport

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 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 43 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

2,725 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,725 fires within 5 miles of Unionport between 2002 and 2020, burning about 690 acres in total. 163 started naturally. 141 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/undetermined1927
Smoking170
Natural163
Recreation and ceremony143
Arson/incendiarism141
Debris and open burning74
Equipment and vehicle use64
Misuse of fire by a minor26
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Railroad operations and maintenance6
Other causes2

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
9 September 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
9 September 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
9 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
9 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 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 Bronx 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 Unionport: 5 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Titanium, Garnet, Zirconium, Beryllium. 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
155th St & 10th Ave Garnet DepositGarnet, ZirconiumOccurrence
159th St & 11th Ave Beryl DepositBerylliumOccurrence
176/178 Sts & 11th Ave DepositTitanium, Garnet, GemstoneOccurrence
200th St & 10th Ave Kyanite DepositKyaniteOccurrence
National Gypsum/ Bronx MillGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Star Sand and Gravel Inc. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
180th St & 10th Ave Rutile DepositTitaniumOccurrence

Every working recorded in Bronx 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
Jamie Towers0.6 miles43
Parkchester1.0 miles43
Clason Point1.1 miles43
Schuylerville1.2 miles43
Middletown1.3 miles43
Westchester1.4 miles43
Soundview Park Homes1.6 miles42
Van Nest1.6 miles43

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 968232. 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.