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Pine Grove, Massachusetts

42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Northampton City. It lies in ZIP code area 01062. It stands on Parsons Brook. The Survey maps it on the Easthampton quadrangle.

Pine Grove within Hampshire County

Then and now

1885 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Pine Grove, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Pine Grove, surveyed 1885

Topographic sheets covering this place

42 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.

In the 1898 county history

3,281 words on this township

The county history of 1898 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for the smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on Northampton City covers the township.

Read the chapter on Northampton City - 3,281 words.

Fires nearby

95 since 2014

The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Pine Grove between 2014 and 2020, burning about 68 acres in total. 5 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
Equipment and vehicle use31
Missing data/not specified/undetermined31
Debris and open burning14
Recreation and ceremony9
Arson/incendiarism5
Natural5

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
7 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
3 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
27 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
2 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
18 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSylvio O. Conte National Wildlife RefugeMILL RV DIV MA-SCR #4
18 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSylvio O. Conte National Wildlife RefugeMILL RV DIV MA-SCR #3
17 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSylvio O. Conte National Wildlife RefugeMILL RV DIV MA-SCR #2
15 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSylvio O. Conte National Wildlife RefugeMILL RV DIV MA-SCR #1

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hampshire County

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 5,971 shown

Museums hold 5,971 specimens collected within 10 miles of Pine Grove between 1781 and 1975: 3,094 Plantae, 1,462 Fungi, 1,210 Animalia, 133 Chromista, 62 Protozoa, 9 Unrecorded, 1 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A., A. Albee, A. Allen 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 SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of Cercospora violae Sacc.Cercospora violae Sacc.1895Ralph E. SmithHothouse, Mass. Agr. College, Amherst
Specimen of Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758Actias luna Linnaeus, 17581896not recorded
Specimen of Plathemis lydia (Drury, 1773)Plathemis lydia (Drury, 1773)1896not recorded
A photograph of the species Carex argyrantha, not of this specimenCarex argyrantha Tuck. ex Dewey1781H. G. JesupAmherst in Hampshire Co., and Leverett in Franklin Co., Massachusetts. [Inferred counties from precise loc.]
A photograph of the species Carex foenea, not of this specimenCarex foenea Willd.1781H. G. JesupAnd Leverett
A photograph of the species Ustilago nuda, not of this specimenUstilago nuda (C.N.Jensen) Kellerm. & Swingle1810J.E. Humphrey
A photograph of the species Porella platyphylloidea, not of this specimenPorella platyphylloidea (Schwein.) Lindb.1822EmmonsNorwich
A photograph of the species Carex bromoides, not of this specimenCarex bromoides Willd.1831Collector unknown
A photograph of the species Ranunculus ambigens, not of this specimenRanunculus ambigens S.Watson1831S. Shurtleff
A photograph of the species Carex vesicaria, not of this specimenCarex vesicaria L.1836Collector unknown
A photograph of the species Carex vestita, not of this specimenCarex vestita Willd.1836Collector unspecified
A photograph of the species Kalmia angustifolia, not of this specimenKalmia angustifolia f. angustifolia1838L. DeWetteNorthampton.

All 5,971 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

10 of 29 shown

The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Pine Grove: 15 producers, 13 past producers, 1 occurrence. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Brick Clay, Stone, Dimension, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
LoudvilleMolybdenumOccurrenceWulfenite
Loudville Lead MineLead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Barium-BariteProducerBarite, Galena
Loudville MineBarium-Barite, Lead, Silica, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Sandstone QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
Southhampton Barite VeinLead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, MolybdenumProducerBarite, Galena
Southhampton Barite VeinBarium-Barite, Copper, Lead, Zinc, SilverPast Producer
Southhampton Barite Vein/Loudville Pb MineLead, SilverPast ProducerVein
Granite Rock QuarryGranitePast Producer
Granite Rock QuarryGranitePast Producer
Bill Willard IncSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Hampshire 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
Bay State1.5 miles42
West Farms2.3 miles42
Northampton2.3 miles42
Florence2.4 miles42
Easthampton2.4 miles42
Mount Tom3.2 miles44
Loudville3.5 miles42
Leeds3.7 miles42

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 608786. 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.