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West Sweden, New York

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Sweden town. It lies in ZIP code area 14420. The Survey maps it on the Brockport quadrangle.

West Sweden within Monroe County

Then and now

1899 to 1984

The same ground, surveyed 85 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 Sweden, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of West Sweden, surveyed 1899

On record in West Sweden

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 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 22 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

76 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of West Sweden between 2002 and 2020, burning about 41 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 20 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/undetermined33
Arson/incendiarism20
Natural7
Debris and open burning7
Smoking4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
8 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
19 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
19 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
17 September 2018Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
12 September 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
10 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
1 September 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 August 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Monroe 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 Sweden: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Lead, Zinc. 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
Clarendon QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Holly Quarry and MillLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Holly QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Monroe 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
Sweden Center3.0 miles22
Brockport5.1 miles22
Churchville6.3 miles20
Clarkson6.6 miles22
Redman Corners6.8 miles22
Town Pump7.0 miles24
Garland7.3 miles22
Riga7.8 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 970879. 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.