Caledonia, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Caledonia town. It lies in ZIP code area 14423. The Survey maps it on the Caledonia quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Caledonia
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
Caledonia Fish Hatcherylisted 2015
Caledonia House Hotellisted 2001
Caledonia Librarylisted 2007
Clark-Keith Houselisted 1998
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 23 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 Caledonia quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Caledonia quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Caledonia quadrangle1:62500, 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
98 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Caledonia between 2000 and 2020, burning about 79 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 16 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 | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2020 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 17 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 15 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Caledonia: 19 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Leroy Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| North Leroy Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Salt Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Abandoned Gypsum Workings | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Abandoned Gysum Workings | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Consolidated Wheatland Plaster Shft | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Empire Gypsum Co. Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Garbutt Gypsum Co Shaft #1 | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Lycoming Calcining Co Mine #1 | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| M. Rogers Farm Gypsum Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
22 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Caledonia in 22 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 15 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | Caledonia | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Caledonia | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $18,000 | no account filed |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $15,000 | Law enforcement report that a metal shed had been blown over by thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Caledonia | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Flash Flood | Caledonia | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $10,000 | Trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $2,000 | Trees and powerlines downed in Caledonia. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $2,000 | Trees and wires were reported down. |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | Caledonia | $1,000 | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | Caledonia | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caledonia | $500 | A large tree was down across Maxwell Station Road. |
| September 2013 | Hail | Caledonia | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menzie Crossing | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Taylor | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Baker | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Fraser | 4.2 miles | 23 | |
| Maxwell | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Toggletown | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Canawaugus | 5.0 miles | 23 | |
| Fowlerville | 5.5 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 945451. 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.







