BlockWheelertown, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Russia town. It lies in ZIP code area 13338. It stands on Hare Brook. The Survey maps it on the North Wilmurt quadrangle.
Then and now
1897 to 1985The 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 sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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 Remsen quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Remsen quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1946 USGS North Wilmurt quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS North Wilmurt quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Utica quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Wheelertown between 1992 and 2018, burning about 13 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | N SHORE HINKLEY LAKE |
| 23 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 July 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | BRANDY LAKE FIRE |
| 12 July 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | MCKEEVER BRIDGE FIRE |
| 11 July 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | WOODHULL LAKE FIRE |
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 Wheelertown: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swamp Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood | 3.2 miles | 25 | |
| North Wilmurt | 4.5 miles | 23 | |
| Grant | 5.4 miles | 25 | |
| Ohio | 6.8 miles | 23 | |
| Russia | 9.5 miles | 25 | |
| Gravesville | 10.2 miles | 25 | |
| Nobleboro | 10.7 miles | 24 | |
| Cold Brook | 10.7 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 971021. 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.