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Stanley, Massachusetts

37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Bridgewater Town City. It lies in ZIP code area 02324. It stands on Spragues Hill. The Survey maps it on the Whitman quadrangle.

Stanley within Plymouth County

Then and now

1885 to 1984

The same ground, surveyed 99 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Stanley, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of Stanley, surveyed 1885

Topographic sheets covering this place

37 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.

Fires nearby

193 since 2004

The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 193 fires within 5 miles of Stanley between 2004 and 2020, burning about 77 acres in total. 2 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
Debris and open burning96
Missing data/not specified/undetermined68
Misuse of fire by a minor16
Recreation and ceremony4
Arson/incendiarism4
Smoking3
Natural2

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
5 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
5 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire ControlBROCKTON
3 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire ControlEAST BRIDGEWATER
29 September 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire ControlWEST BRIDGEWATER
23 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
23 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire ControlWEST BRIDGEWATER
20 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
20 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire ControlEAST BRIDGEWATER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Plymouth County

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 720 shown

Museums hold 720 specimens collected within 10 miles of Stanley between 1855 and 1975: 405 Plantae, 156 Fungi, 151 Animalia, 5 Protozoa, 3 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. A. Eaton, A. B. Seymour, A. K. Harrison 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
A photograph of the species Condylura cristata, not of this specimenCondylura cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)1855Preparator(s): Edwin V. KomarekMiddleboro
A photograph of the species Microtus pennsylvanicus, not of this specimenMicrotus pennsylvanicus pennsylvanicus (Ord, 1815)1855John W. JenksMiddleboro
A photograph of the species Peromyscus leucopus, not of this specimenPeromyscus leucopus (Rafinesque, 1818)1855John W. JenksMiddleboro
A photograph of the species Arethusa bulbosa, not of this specimenArethusa bulbosa L.1899J. Murdoch, Jr.Middleborough
A photograph of the species Carex comosa, not of this specimenCarex comosa Boott1899J. Murdoch, Jr.Middleborough
A photograph of the species Carex crinita, not of this specimenCarex crinita Lam.1899J. Murdoch, Jr.Middleborough
A photograph of the species Carex folliculata, not of this specimenCarex folliculata L.1899J. Murdoch, Jr.Middleborough
Carex merritt-fernaldii Mack.1899J. Murdoch, Jr.Middleborough
A photograph of the species Carex virescens, not of this specimenCarex virescens Muhl. ex Willd.1899J. Murdoch, Jr.Middleborough
A photograph of the species Dendroica petechia, not of this specimenDendroica petechia aestiva (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)1899Arthur C. DykeBridgewater
Epilobium latifolium L.1899J. Murdoch, Jr.Middleborough
Glyceria fluitans (L.) R.Br.1899E. F. Williams

All 720 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

10 within 5 miles

The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Stanley: 7 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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
K F Brick CoClayPast ProducerSedimentary
K-F No 2 Pit & PlantClayProducer
Styles and Hart Brick CoClayPast ProducerSedimentary
The Stiles & Hart Brick Co.ClayProducer
Bridgewater PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bridgewater Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bridgewater Town PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Bridgewater Town PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gerald Kelleher Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Gourdin PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Plymouth County

Storms nearby

7 since 2008

The National Weather Service names Stanley in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 1 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2010FloodStanley$8,070,000Three to eight inches of rain fell across Plymouth County resulting in several small streams rising above flood stage, including the Taunton River at Bridgewater which set a record, the Indian Head River at Hanover, and the Jones River at Kingston.||Several ponds in Lakeville rose out of their banks. At least 35 families were evacuated because of the pond flooding. Schools in Lakeville closed early Tuesday, March 30 and closed for the day Wednesday, March 31 because of the flooding. Two buildings in the Ashley Place condominium complex in Middleborough were evacuated due to flooding. A day care center on Route 28 was also evacuated. A handful of people were evacuated from a multi-family dwelling on Ames Street in Brockton.||Many streets flooded (and most were eventually closed) in Wareham, Mattapoisett, Scituate, Bridgewater, Brockton, East Bridgewater, Middleborough, Kingston, and Lakeville, including Route 105 in Middleborough where it passes under Interstate 495 at exit 4. This intersection was eventually closed. Portions of Route 44 in Middleborough were closed due to flooding. Route 18 in Whitman was closed between Routes 27 and 14. A few basements flooded in Marion and some in Norwell were flooded with several feet of water. West Bridgewater High Schol was closed early Tuesday, March 30 due to flooding that threatened the electrical system at the school.||Several sewage treatment plants flooded resulting in raw sewage being discharged into rivers and other bodies of water.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindStanley$15,000A transmission line on Mill Street was downed resulting in widespread power outages.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindStanley$15,000Trees on Oak and Pond Streets and in the prison complex were downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindStanley$3,000In Bridgewater, a lot of trees and wires were down across town.
July 2022HailStanley-In Bridgewater, quarter size hail was reported. Relayed by amateur radio.
October 2017FloodStanley-Flooding in Bridgewater at intersection of Main Street and Austin Street.
April 2010FloodStanley-Three to eight inches of rain fell across Plymouth County resulting in several small streams rising above flood stage, including the Taunton River at Bridgewater, which set a record, the Indian Head River at Hanover, and the Jones River at Kingston.||Several ponds in Lakeville rose out of their banks. At least 35 families were evacuated because of the pond flooding. Schools in Lakeville closed early Tuesday, March 30 and closed for the day Wednesday, March 31 because of the flooding. Two buildings in the Ashley Place condominium complex in Middleborough were evacuated due to flooding. A day care center on Route 28 was also evacuated. A handful of people were evacuated from a multi-family dwelling on Ames Street in Brockton. ||Many streets flooded (and most were eventually closed) in Wareham, Mattapoisett, Scituate, Bridgewater, Brockton, East Bridgewater, Middleborough, Kingston, and Lakeville, including Route 105 in Middleborough where it passes under Interstate 495 at exit 4. This intersection was eventually closed. Portions of Route 44 in Middleborough were closed due to flooding. Route 18 in Whitman was closed between Routes 27 and 14. A few basements flooded in Marion and some in Norwell were flooded with several feet of water. West Bridgewater High School was closed early Tuesday, March 30 due to flooding that threatened the electrical system at the school.||Several sewage treatment plants flooded resulting in raw sewage being discharged into rivers and other bodies of water.||Damage amounts can be found in the March Storm Data when most of the damage occurred. Rivers and small streams remained in flood into April.

Every storm recorded in Plymouth 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
Bridgewater1.0 miles36
Elmwood1.1 miles37
Westdale1.2 miles37
Elmwood Station1.2 miles37
West Bridgewater1.8 miles39
Bennetts Corner2.0 miles39
Satucket2.1 miles37
Matfield2.2 miles37

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 613598. 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.