BlockWest Jefferson, New York
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Jefferson town. It lies in ZIP code area 12093. The Survey maps it on the Harpersfield quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1986The 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
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1904 USGS Hobart quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1945 USGS Harpersfield quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Harpersfield quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Harpersfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Pepacton Reservoir quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
69 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of West Jefferson between 1993 and 2020, burning about 110 acres in total. 13 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 | 29 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 19 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 1 June 2007 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of West Jefferson: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Harpersfield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Arabia | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| South Jefferson | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| East Jefferson | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Charlotteville | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Vorman Corners | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| South Gilboa Station | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Eminence | 7.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 969279. 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.