BlockWilson Creek, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Berkshire town. It lies in ZIP code area 13736. The Survey maps it on the Richford quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 89 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
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1903 USGS Harford quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1906 USGS Catatonk quadrangle1:125000
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Richford quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
67 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Wilson Creek between 1999 and 2020, burning about 107 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 5 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 | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 5 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 27 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Connecticut | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| East Berkshire | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Berkshire | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Ketchumville | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Newark Valley | 4.8 miles | 29 | |
| Jenksville | 5.3 miles | 21 | |
| Richford | 5.6 miles | 21 | |
| West Newark | 5.7 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 973274. 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.