Branchport, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Jerusalem town. It lies in ZIP code area 14418. It lies near Guyanoga Valley. The Survey maps it on the Pulteney quadrangle. It stands 741 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1903 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Branchport
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 4 records
- Larzelere Tavernlisted 1997
- Myron Weaver Houselisted 1994
- Solomon Weaver Houselisted 1994
- Dr. James Wrightman Houselisted 1994
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 21 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 Penn Yan quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1942 USGS Pulteney quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Pulteney quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 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 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Branchport between 1994 and 2020, burning about 81 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 13 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 | 53 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 12 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 12 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 31 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 27 August 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 August 2004 | 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
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Branchport: 6 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.M.Russell Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Botsford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Botsford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Botsford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Botsford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Champlin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Champlin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jerusalem Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Nicolo Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Branchport in 11 storm reports between 1999 and 2022: 7 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Branchport | $400,000 | Several creeks were flowing out of their banks, and water was flowing over some roads in the area. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Branchport | $125,000 | Several roads had water flowing across them in the Branchport and Guyanoga areas. Some roads were washing out and impassable, forcing closures and detours in the region. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Branchport | $50,000 | There were numerous reports of road flooding and closures in the Town of Jerusalem. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Branchport | $50,000 | Numerous road washouts were reported in the area. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Branchport | $35,000 | A small stream was out of it's banks and flooding a building that was damaged by flooding earlier in the week. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Branchport | $15,000 | Numerous roads were flooded to the northwest of Branchport. Some washouts were reported with debris on the road. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Branchport | $8,000 | Flash flooding had caused debris to collect on several roads in the area. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Branchport | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Branchport | $1,000 | Ponded water was reported on West Lake Road. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Branchport | - | Minor damage to a vineyard |
| June 2014 | Hail | Branchport | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guyanoga | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Bluff Point | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Keuka Park | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Willow Grove | 4.5 miles | 22 | |
| Crosby | 4.6 miles | 22 | |
| Friend | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Italy Hill | 5.0 miles | 21 | |
| Yatesville | 5.1 miles | 21 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Branchport | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4956448 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 944621. 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.







