BlockBarton, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Barton town. It lies in ZIP code area 13734. It stands on Butson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Barton quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 89 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
11 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.
- 1903 USGS Owego quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1906 USGS Catatonk quadrangle1:125000
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Barton quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Owego quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Barton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
108 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Barton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 275 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 8 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 | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Pennsylvania Division of Forest Fire Protection | BLUE BRIDGE |
| 7 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Barton: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Barton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Barton Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Park Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Porter Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Porter Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Porters Sand and Gravel Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Barton in 17 storm reports between 1994 and 2021: 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood, 3 hail, 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barton | $35,000 | Severe thunderstorms that produced wind damage upstream in both Steuben and Chemung counties contined into Tioga county and clipped southern sections near the state line. Isolated reports of wind damage were received from North Waverly eastward towards Nichols between 215 and 230 pm EDT. Most of the damage took the form of downed trees and power lines. Road signs were also toppled near Nichols. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Barton | $25,000 | Heavy rainfall and flooding caused a culvert washout on Ellis Creek Road. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barton | $25,000 | Intense straight line or microburst winds from a thunderstorm struck just west of Route 34 about 4 miles north of the village of Waverly around 414 PM EDT. The high winds took part of the roof off an open pole barn near Route 34 and knocked down and snapped many trees and tree branches along its path to the east northeast toward north Barton. The winds were mainly between 60 and 80 mph, except on Madigan Road where maximum estimated winds were around 100 mph. Numerous large pine trees and a few hardwoods were snapped and a well constructed relatively new horse barn had its roof lifted off and thrown up to 150 yards downwind. The owner of the barn was inside the structure when the roof was lifted off and had both doors barred shut. The winds hit the barn on the side with no windows. It should be noted that the barn was made of metal siding as was the roof. The winds were strong enough to blow the doors out on the sides of the barn and tear the roof off, making it likely that winds were around 100 mph. The winds then continued up the hill to the east and weakened.||The total path length of the microburst wind damage was about 2.5 miles and the width of the damage was around 2 miles wide. |
| December 2020 | Flood | Barton | $20,000 | The Susquehanna River at Waverly exceeded Moderate flood stage and crested at 18.44 feet on December 26th. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Barton | $20,000 | Slow moving thunderstorms with heavy rain caused flash flooding. Roads were flooded and closed in Waverly, Barton, and Nichols. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barton | $15,000 | The same severe cell that produced widespread damage upstream in Steuben and Chemung counties maintained its severity as it entered Tioga county. Numerous trees and wires were downed in Waverly just after 400 pm EDT and in Nichols about 415 pm. |
| January 2006 | Flood | Barton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Barton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barton | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorms winds knocked down several trees in a mobile home park and near NY-17z and Kinney Rd. |
| March 2007 | Flood | Barton | $5,000 | Minor flooding occurred on the Susquehanna River at Waverly/Sayre from the morning hours of March 15th to the evening of the 17th. The river at Waverly/Sayre crested at 14.2 feet which is 3.2 feet over the flood stage of 11 feet. Over an inch of rain combining with snowmelt caused the minor flooding. |
| October 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barton | $5,000 | Several trees and powerlines were downed in Waverly, Owego, and Campville. In Spencer, barn roof was blown off at 933 AM EST. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barton | $2,000 | Trees down in Barton and Owego |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barton | $2,000 | Trees down. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Barton | - | Nickel hail was also reported in Barton. |
| March 2007 | Flood | Barton | - | Minor flooding occurred on the Susquehanna River at Waverly/Sayre from the morning of March 27th to the evening of the 29th. The river at Waverly/Sayre crested at 11.1 feet which was .1 feet over the flood stage of 11 feet. Continued melting of the snowpack and a period of rainfall on the 24th and 25th led to the minor flooding. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Barton | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Litchfield | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Smithboro | 2.6 miles | 22 | |
| Ellistown | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Hoopers Valley | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Glencairn | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Park Terrace | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| North Waverly | 4.2 miles | 29 | |
| Cedar Park Terrace | 4.2 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 943110. 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.