BlockVorea, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Orwell town. It lies in ZIP code area 13144. The Survey maps it on the Orwell quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 82 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 22 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.
- 1903 USGS Orwell quadrangle1:62500
- 1905 USGS Orwell quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Orwell quadrangle1:31680
- 1943 USGS Orwell quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Orwell quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Watertown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
34 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Vorea between 1997 and 2019, burning about 23 acres in total. 2 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/undetermined | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 12 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | BOYLSTON FIRE |
| 19 July 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 18 July 2008 | Natural | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Vorea: 3 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Coffin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sandy Creek Town 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chateaugay | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Orwell | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| New Scriba | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Smartville | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Stillwater | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Beecherville | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Pekin | 3.8 miles | 22 | |
| Hemlock District | 4.1 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 973195. 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.