BlockValley Brook, New York
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Minden town. It lies in ZIP code area 13339. It stands on Otsquene Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fort Plain quadrangle.
Then and now
1898 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 87 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 18 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.
- 1898 USGS Canajoharie quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Canajoharie quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Canajoharie quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1944 USGS Fort Plain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Plain quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Amsterdam quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
70 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Valley Brook between 2001 and 2020, burning about 54 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 22 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 | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 18 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 15 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Valley Brook: 1 producer. All of them 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keesler Corners | 1.3 miles | 18 | |
| Freysbush | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Sand Hill | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Fort Plain | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Hallsville | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Nelliston | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Charlesworth Corners | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Brookman Corners | 3.7 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 968355. 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.