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West Dryden, New York

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Dryden town. It lies in ZIP code area 13068. The Survey maps it on the West Groton quadrangle.

West Dryden within Tompkins County

Then and now

1898 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 88 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of West Dryden, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of West Dryden, surveyed 1898

On record in West Dryden

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

83 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of West Dryden between 1999 and 2020, burning about 52 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 10 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/undetermined39
Debris and open burning16
Natural12
Arson/incendiarism10
Equipment and vehicle use3
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Recreation and ceremony1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
22 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
22 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 August 2016Natural1.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 August 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 July 2014Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
29 July 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tompkins County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of West Dryden: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Joe Farkas No.1 WellSaltPast Producer
Twin Bridge PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Twin Bridge PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Tompkins County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Country Manor Estates2.2 miles27
Howland Corners2.6 miles24
Etna2.7 miles27
Fall Creek Parke2.8 miles27
Grotto2.9 miles24
Head Corners3.1 miles24
Pleasant Valley3.2 miles24
Peruville3.2 miles24

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 Q122572351The 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 969207. 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.