Busti, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Busti town. It lies in ZIP code area 14701. It stands on Hatch Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lakewood quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Busti
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 2 records
Busti Milllisted 1976
Dr. John Lord Houselisted 1991
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1904 USGS Chautaqua quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1904 USGS Chautauqua quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Chautauqua quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Lakewood quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
235 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 235 fires within 5 miles of Busti between 1992 and 2020, burning about 163 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 36 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 | 111 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Busti: 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.Donelson No.1 Well | Salt | Prospect | ||
| Cassadaga Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Busti in 10 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 | Thunderstorm Wind | Busti | $20,000 | Broadcast media reported trees down in Busti. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Busti | $15,000 | Law Enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Busti | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Busti | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Busti | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Busti | $8,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Busti | $8,000 | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Busti | $2,000 | Trees and wires were downed in the town of Busti. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Busti | $500 | Tree down blocking roadway in Busti. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Busti | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Arowley Manor | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Kiantone | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Longview | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Jamestown | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Celoron | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Lakewood | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Bonita | 5.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 945336. 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.








