Bedell, New York
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Middletown town. It lies in ZIP code area 12430. It lies near Hog Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Fleischmanns quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 85 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
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1901 USGS Margaretville quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Margaretville quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1945 USGS Fleischmanns quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1946 USGS Fleischmanns quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Pepacton Reservoir quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
71 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Bedell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 76 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 3 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 | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 July 2000 | Natural | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 14 July 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 8 June 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 4 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 21 June 2012 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bedell: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bedell in 1 storm report in 2011: 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Bedell | $10,000 | Batavia kill flooded Route 36 near Dimmock Mountain road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Clovesville | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Kelly Corners | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Halcottsville | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Fleischmanns | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Hanley Corner | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Vega | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Arkville | 4.9 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972210. 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.








