Marsh Corner, Massachusetts
38 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1988. It stands in Methuen City. It lies in ZIP code area 01844. It stands on Meetinghouse Hill. The Survey maps it on the Lawrence quadrangle.
Then and now
1886 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 102 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
38 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.
- 1886 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:62500
- 1888 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Lowell quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:31680
- 1944 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:31680
- 1944 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:31680
- 1944 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Boston quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:25000
- 1966 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Lowell quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:25000
- 1988 USGS Lowell quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Lowell quadrangle1:100000
Fires nearby
61 since 1992The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Marsh Corner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 41 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 | 22 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 14 September 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 August 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | LAWERANCE |
| 8 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | LAWERANCE |
| 8 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | LAWERANCE |
| 5 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | METHUEN |
| 27 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 27 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 875 shownMuseums hold 875 specimens collected within 10 miles of Marsh Corner between 1816 and 1975: 490 Plantae, 273 Animalia, 102 Fungi, 4 Chromista, 4 Protozoa, 2 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A S Gaunt, A. C. Mathieson, A. H. Moore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Lupinus L. | 1816 | Boott, F.M.B. | Mystic Pond, 6 miles from Boston. |
![]() | Viola labradorica Schrank | 1816 | not recorded | Andover Turnpike, 6 miles from Boston U.S.A. |
![]() | Eleocharis robbinsii Oakes | 1829 | B. D. Greene | |
![]() | Carex debilis var. rudgei L.H.Bailey | 1853 | Collector unknown | |
![]() | Carex rostrata Stokes | 1853 | W. Boott | |
![]() | Cyathus striatus Willd. | 1853 | not recorded | Andover, Mass. [Massachusetts] |
![]() | Dichelyma capillaceum (Dicks.) Myrin | 1853 | T. P. James | |
![]() | Isopterygiopsis pulchella (Hedw.) Z.Iwats. | 1853 | T. P. James | |
![]() | Leskea polycarpa Hedw. | 1853 | T. P. James | |
| Vulpia octoflora var. glauca (Nutt.) Fernald | 1858 | J. Blake | ||
![]() | Catostomus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803) | 1859 | Putnam, Frederick Ward | Merrimack River, at Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts |
![]() | Luxilus cornutus (Mitchill, 1817) | 1859 | FW Putnam | Merrimac River, at Lawrence |
All 875 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
7 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Marsh Corner: 4 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Nickel, Gold, Silver, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dracut Ni Mine/Nickel Mine Hill | Nickel, Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Brox Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| George Brox Inc | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rocco Zambino and Sons, Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Torromeo Trucking Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Torromeo Trucking Co., Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms nearby
3 since 2013The National Weather Service names Marsh Corner in 3 storm reports between 2013 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marsh Corner | $1,000 | At 938 PM EST, a tree was reported down on West Street at Varnai Street in Methuen. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marsh Corner | $500 | In Methuen, there were trees down at Blackberry Ln and Observatory Rd. |
| July 2013 | Flood | Marsh Corner | - | Amesbury Road in Haverhill was flooded. Jackson and Swan Streets in Methuen were closed due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methuen | 2.2 miles | 38 | |
| Marston Corners | 3.5 miles | 38 | |
| Tozier Corner | 3.8 miles | 47 | |
| Lawrence | 3.9 miles | 38 | |
| Mount Vernon Park | 4.4 miles | 38 | |
| Grosvenor Corner | 4.6 miles | 47 | |
| Maple Park | 4.6 miles | 47 | |
| South Lawrence | 4.7 miles | 38 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 612334. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.
















































