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Ava, New York

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Ava town. It lies in ZIP code area 13303. The Survey maps it on the West Leyden quadrangle.

Ava within Oneida County

Then and now

1904 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Ava, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Ava, surveyed 1904

On record in Ava

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 20 printed 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 near this place

36 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Ava between 1998 and 2020, burning about 38 acres in total. 6 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Natural6
Arson/incendiarism5
Equipment and vehicle use4
Debris and open burning4
Misuse of fire by a minor2

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
3 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
16 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
12 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreNew York Forest RangersWEST LEYDEN FIRE
28 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
24 August 2020Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
16 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
20 July 2004Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 June 2007Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Oneida County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Ava: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Traxel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Oneida County

Storms near this place

9 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ava in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 flash 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2021Flash FloodAva$30,000Flint Town Rd. is washed out. Flooding occurring in nearby home.
September 2025Tornado (EF0)Ava$12,500A thunderstorm moved through far Northern Oneida County that had broad rotation tighten up as it approached Ava. A weak tornado touched down and traveled about 3 miles and was on the ground for approximately 8 minutes. The first area of damage that was surveyed was off of Vary Road west of Ava with a few trees down as well as scattered tree debris that fell in a convergent pattern. The next stop was in the town of Ava where there was damage that indicated a maximum of 80 mph winds. A chicken coop was lofted and set down several yards from its original location as well as a large tree that fell on a pig pen. Once again trees on the south side of the property fell in a convergent pattern. The last location that had any damage was at a farm house a |little over a mile to the east of Ava on Flint Town Road where a large, partly rotten tree fell on the house. Minor damage occurred to the property from the tree falling on it but no visible wind damage was seen. With the tree being weak and no other significant tree damage in the vicinity and no more visible damage to the east, this was determined to be roughly the end of the tornado's path.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindAva$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds snapped and uprooted numerous trees on Traxel Road.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindAva$2,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees down on RT 26.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindAva$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires on Route 26.
January 2018FloodAva-Minor flooding was reported on Route 26 along the Ava Brook in Ava, NY. Water was covering yards and nearing the first floor of a residence.
May 2013HailAva-no account filed
May 2012HailAva-no account filed
June 2008HailAva-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Oneida 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
Flint Town2.5 miles20
Prussian Settlement2.8 miles20
West Branch3.2 miles22
Fey Mill3.9 miles20
Point Rock4.5 miles20
Beartown4.9 miles22
Dunn Brook5.6 miles20
Redmond Corner5.7 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 942720. 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.

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.