Globe Village, Massachusetts
36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Fall River City. It lies in ZIP code area 02724. It stands on Townsend Hill. The Survey maps it on the Fall River quadrangle.
Then and now
1888 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 97 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
36 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.
- 1888 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:62500
- 1919 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Providence quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:31680
- 1944 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:31680
- 1944 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:31680
- 1944 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:31680
- 1947 USGS Providence quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Providence quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Providence quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Providence quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Providence quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Providence quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Providence quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Providence quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Providence quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:25000
- 1977 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:25000
- 1984 USGS Providence quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:25000
- 1985 USGS Fall River quadrangle1:25000
Fires nearby
18 since 2002The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Globe Village between 2002 and 2020, burning about 32 acres in total. None 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/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 28 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 26 April 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Rhode Island Division of Forest Environment | not named |
| 21 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 20 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 20 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Rhode Island Division of Forest Environment | not named |
| 19 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Rhode Island Division of Forest Environment | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 1,143 shownMuseums hold 1,143 specimens collected within 10 miles of Globe Village between 1844 and 1975: 594 Animalia, 400 Plantae, 85 Fungi, 52 Chromista, 12 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A E Schuyler, A., A. B. Hervey and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Hibiscus moscheutos subsp. moscheutos | 1844 | not recorded | |
![]() | Pluchea camphorata (L.) DC. | 1844 | not recorded | |
![]() | Ranunculus bulbosus L. | 1850 | not recorded | |
![]() | Vitis labrusca L. | 1850 | not recorded | |
![]() | Carex spicata Huds. | 1859 | Collector unspecified | Portsmouth. |
![]() | Scolopax minor J.F.Gmelin, 1789 | 1860 | Alan Poole | Westport |
![]() | Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1870 | Lermond, Norman | Providence, Narragansett Bay. In market at Providence. |
![]() | Rhynchospora macrostachya Palla | 1870 | J. W. Congdon | South Kingstown |
![]() | Aristida longespica Poir. | 1871 | J. W. Congdon | Johnston |
![]() | Hypericum adpressum W.P.C.Barton | 1871 | J. W. Congdon | South Kingstown |
![]() | Lachnanthes caroliniana (Lam.) Dandy | 1871 | J. W. Congdon | South Kingstown |
![]() | Orontium aquaticum L. | 1871 | J. W. Congdon | South Kingstown |
All 1,143 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
5 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Globe Village: 2 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swansea Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Kidd Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pca Construction Company | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tiverton Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Tiverton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall River | 2.1 miles | 36 | |
| Brayton Point | 2.2 miles | 36 | |
| South Swansea | 2.7 miles | 36 | |
| Fall River Station | 2.8 miles | 36 | |
| Flint Village | 3.0 miles | 36 | |
| Slades Ferry | 3.1 miles | 36 | |
| Oak Grove Village | 3.5 miles | 36 | |
| Mechanicsville | 3.5 miles | 36 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 612604. 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.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
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.















































