Willow Creek Estates, New York
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1984. It lies in ZIP code area 14522. The Survey maps it on the Palmyra quadrangle.
Then and now
1899 to 1984The 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.


On record in Willow Creek Estates
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.
Ambrose S. Lapham Houselisted 2014 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 20 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.
- 1899 USGS Palmyra quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1902 USGS Palmyra quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Palmyra quadrangle1:31680
- 1952 USGS Palmyra quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
170 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 170 fires within 5 miles of Willow Creek Estates between 2001 and 2020, burning about 128 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 28 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 | 94 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Willow Creek Estates: 4 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackmar's Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Port Gibson Quarries | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Winslow Heth Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Highway Dept Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jansen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jansen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Palmyra Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wayne County Sand and Gravel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Trolley Bed Road Park | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Yellow Mills | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Cooney Crossing | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Marquart Village | 4.7 miles | 20 | |
| Macedon | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| East Palmyra | 5.5 miles | 20 | |
| North Macedon | 5.7 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2493981. 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.







