BlockWest Brookfield, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Brookfield town. It lies in ZIP code area 13355. It lies near York Hill. The Survey maps it on the Hubbardsville quadrangle.
Then and now
1907 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 79 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
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1907 USGS Sangerfield quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Hubbardsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Sangerfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Hubbardsville quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
67 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of West Brookfield between 1994 and 2020, burning about 96 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 6 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 | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 12 August 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 3 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 21 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 July 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 June 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 June 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of West Brookfield: 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Natural Gas. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewett Bed | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Letts No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow Hill | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Guideboard | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| North Brookfield | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Hubbardsville | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| East Hamilton | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| South Hamilton | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Brookfield | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Hamilton Center | 5.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 969154. 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.