Bushnell Basin, New York
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Perinton town. It lies in ZIP code area 14534. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fairport quadrangle.
Then and now
1900 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Bushnell Basin
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Richardson's Tavernlisted 1980 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 26 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.
- 1900 USGS Macedon quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1932 USGS Fairport quadrangle1:24000
- 1934 USGS Fairport quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Fairport quadrangle1:31680
- 1952 USGS Fairport quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Fairport quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
422 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 422 fires within 5 miles of Bushnell Basin between 2001 and 2020, burning about 239 acres in total. 33 started naturally. 41 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 | 220 |
| Debris and open burning | 52 |
| Smoking | 45 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 41 |
| Natural | 33 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2009 | 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
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Bushnell Basin: 6 producers, 4 past producers. 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Run Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Deer Run Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Genesee Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mendon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mendon Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pittsford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pittsford Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Saxby Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Spezio Industries Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Victor Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bushnell Basin in 11 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell Basin | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell Basin | $25,000 | Social media showed numerous reports of downed trees and wires in Bushnell Basin. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell Basin | $15,000 | A tree fell onto a house near Highway 31. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell Basin | $10,000 | A large tree fell onto a house. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell Basin | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds near Mitchell Road and Route 31. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell Basin | $10,000 | Rochester media reported trees down. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell Basin | $5,000 | Significant tree damage reported on I-490 at Route 96. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell Basin | $5,000 | A tree was downed on a house on Chelsea Way. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushnell Basin | $2,000 | Trees and powerlines downed in Bushnell Basin. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Bushnell Basin | $1,000 | Flowing water was reported over Park Road in Powder Mills Park. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Bushnell Basin | $500 | Garnsey Road was flooded and impassable. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannans Corner | 1.8 miles | 26 | |
| Pittsford | 3.0 miles | 32 | |
| Fairport | 3.2 miles | 26 | |
| East Rochester | 3.5 miles | 26 | |
| Egypt | 3.5 miles | 26 | |
| Mendon | 4.5 miles | 25 | |
| Penfield | 4.9 miles | 26 | |
| Harper Park Rochester | 5.0 miles | 31 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 945318. 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.









