BlockWest Somerset, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Somerset town. It lies in ZIP code area 14008. The Survey maps it on the Barker quadrangle.
Then and now
1897 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 87 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
10 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.
- 1897 USGS Olcott quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1899 USGS Niagara quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Olcott quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Barker quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Barker quadrangle1:24000
- 1965 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Barker quadrangle1:25000
- 1984 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
47 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of West Somerset between 2003 and 2020, burning about 37 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 August 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Somerset | 2.0 miles | 22 | |
| Appleton | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Hess Road | 2.6 miles | 22 | |
| North Hartland | 2.6 miles | 22 | |
| Barker | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Somerset | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Ridgewood | 5.8 miles | 22 | |
| Burt | 5.8 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 970872. 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.