Babbitt Corner, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Gorham town. It lies in ZIP code area 14424. The Survey maps it on the Rushville quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1983The 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 sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 22 printed 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.
- 1902 USGS Phelps quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1942 USGS Rushville quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Rushville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Canandaigua quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
104 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Babbitt Corner between 2000 and 2020, burning about 78 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 22 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 | 55 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 18 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Babbitt Corner: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Salt, Natural Gas. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.W.Birdseye Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Past Producer | ||
| C.Root Well | Salt | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Corners | 1.6 miles | 22 | |
| Mead Corner | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Aloquin | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Ennerdale | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Gorham | 3.8 miles | 22 | |
| Greens Landing | 3.9 miles | 24 | |
| Cottage City | 4.3 miles | 24 | |
| Roseland Park | 4.3 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972188. 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.







