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Wilson Corners, New York

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Moravia town. It lies in ZIP code area 13118. It stands on Decker Creek. The Survey maps it on the Moravia quadrangle.

Wilson Corners within Cayuga County

Then and now

1898 to 1986

The 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 sheet of Wilson Corners, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Wilson Corners, surveyed 1898

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 25 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

27 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Wilson Corners between 2002 and 2020, burning about 30 acres in total. 3 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/undetermined10
Debris and open burning8
Arson/incendiarism4
Natural3
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1

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
4 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 July 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
16 July 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
30 June 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
21 June 2004Debris and open burning1.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 June 2009Arson/incendiarism2.5 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 May 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
26 May 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cayuga County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Wilson Corners: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Scipio-O'Toole PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Town of Niles PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Town of Niles PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Venice-O'Toole PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Cayuga 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
Montville1.5 miles25
Morse Mill1.9 miles22
Moravia2.1 miles25
Toll Gate Corners3.1 miles25
Globe Hotel Corners3.8 miles28
Owasco Hill3.8 miles25
Southeast Owasco3.9 miles28
Kelloggsville3.9 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 971413. 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.