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Bayberry, New York

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Clay town. It lies in ZIP code area 13090. The Survey maps it on the Brewerton quadrangle.

Bayberry within Onondaga County

Then and now

1895 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Bayberry, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Bayberry, surveyed 1895

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 27 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

396 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 396 fires within 5 miles of Bayberry between 2000 and 2020, burning about 202 acres in total. 46 started naturally. 69 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/undetermined195
Arson/incendiarism69
Natural46
Smoking30
Debris and open burning26
Equipment and vehicle use12
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Recreation and ceremony3
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2010Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2010Smoking1.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
3 September 2002Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
28 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Onondaga County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Bayberry: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 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
Cecil Perry Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Cecil Perry Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Onondaga County

Storms near this place

1 since 2025

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bayberry in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2025Thunderstorm WindBayberry$6,500Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a few trees down along Glenburn Road. One tree took down wires and a pole with a small transformer. The pole and wires landed on a car, smashing the windshield and causing other minor damage.

Every storm recorded in Onondaga 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
Elmcrest1.2 miles27
Woodard1.6 miles27
Casual Estates1.9 miles27
Cold Springs2.0 miles26
Long Branch2.2 miles29
Liverpool2.8 miles29
Euclid2.8 miles27
Lindbergh Lawns2.8 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 971984. 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.