BlockYork Center, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1983. It stands in York town. It lies in ZIP code area 14533. It stands on Bairds Creek. The Survey maps it on the Geneseo quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1904 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 79 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 24 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.
- 1904 USGS Caledonia quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1944 USGS Geneseo quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Geneseo quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Caledonia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Canandaigua quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
68 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of York Center (historical) between 2000 and 2020, burning about 49 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 17 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 | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 4 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 July 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:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of York Center (historical): 7 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Salt, Natural Gas, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Halite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Retsof Shaft | Halite, Potassium, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | 1884 | |
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| C.Johnson No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Unknown | ||
| E.Whitney No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Past Producer | ||
| J.B.Murphy No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Past Producer | ||
| Fuller Shaft | Salt | Producer | ||
| J.J.Gilmore No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Livingston Salt Co.Well No.1 | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Retsof Shaft & Mill | Salt | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| York | 0.7 miles | 23 | |
| Inverness | 1.5 miles | 23 | |
| Fowlerville | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Retsof | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Craigs | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Fraser | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Greigsville | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| Piffard | 3.2 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2105971. 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.