Wayne Center, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Rose town. It lies in ZIP code area 14489. The Survey maps it on the Rose quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 83 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
8 surveys from 23 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 Clyde quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1943 USGS Rose quadrangle1:31680
- 1953 USGS Clyde quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Rose quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Syracuse quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
135 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 135 fires within 5 miles of Wayne Center between 2001 and 2020, burning about 110 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 32 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 | 80 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 29 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 Wayne Center: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway Dept Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sodus Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sodus Quarry and Plant | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wayne Center in 1 storm report in 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne Center | $500 | Tree downed on Route 14 near the border of Lyons and Sodus. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sodus | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Thorntons Corner | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| York | 3.5 miles | 23 | |
| Glenmark | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Pilgrimport | 3.8 miles | 22 | |
| North Rose | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Rose | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Alton | 4.3 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 968953. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







