Van Etten Junction, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Van Etten town. It lies in ZIP code area 14889. It stands on Langford Creek. The Survey maps it on the Van Etten quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 90 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
11 surveys from 27 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 Waverly quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1905 USGS Watkins Glen quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Van Etten quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Van Etten quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
56 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Van Etten Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 143 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 4 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 | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2015 | Other causes | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2015 | Other causes | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 12 September 2009 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 11 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 11 September 2015 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Van Etten Junction: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.C.Kesselring No.1 Well | Salt | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Etten | 0.8 miles | 27 | |
| Swartwood | 3.7 miles | 27 | |
| Hicks | 5.4 miles | 29 | |
| Erin | 5.9 miles | 27 | |
| Erin Estates | 6.2 miles | 27 | |
| Owens Mills | 8.5 miles | 29 | |
| North Chemung | 9.3 miles | 26 | |
| Breesport | 9.3 miles | 27 |
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 Q122558770 | The 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 968414. 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.










