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Canisteo, New York

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Canisteo town. It lies in ZIP code area 14823. It stands on Purdy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Canisteo quadrangle. 2,176 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,138 feet above sea level.

Canisteo within Steuben County

Then and now

1915 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 71 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Canisteo, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Canisteo, surveyed 1915

On record in Canisteo

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 1 record

Population over time

3 figures

Canisteo fell from 2,336 to 2,176 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20002,336
20102,270-66 (-3%)
20202,176-94 (-4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

120 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Canisteo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 219 acres in total. 5 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/undetermined64
Arson/incendiarism16
Debris and open burning15
Smoking11
Natural5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Misuse of fire by a minor2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2018Arson/incendiarism3.1 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
25 September 2017Arson/incendiarism6.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
16 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
1 September 2010Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 August 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
30 August 2010Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Steuben County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Canisteo: 2 producers. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Town SourceSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wickham PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Steuben County

Storms near this place

34 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Canisteo in 34 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 16 flash flood, 14 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2003Flash FloodCanisteo$750,000An isolated slow-moving thunderstorm produced around 2.5 inches of rain in a short period of time in Hornell and Addision causing more flash flooding of streams and creeks.
August 2024Flash FloodCanisteo$250,000Flooding topped the levee on Bennett Creek. Widespread flooding occurred in the village.
August 2021Flash FloodCanisteo$245,000Severe flash, and rapid onset river flooding destroyed many parts of the Town of Canisteo, including residences, businesses and infrastructure.
August 2024Flash FloodCanisteo$200,000A bridge collapsed over Purdy Creek.
August 2003Flash FloodSouth Canisteo$100,000Heavy rain from thunderstorms produced flash flooding in and around Adrian and South Canisteo. More than 3 inches of rain fell in a 90 minute period during the late evening of August 7th. The flooding caused severe road damage. Several residences also suffered damage from this flood. One residence had a pool, a shed, and a propane tank washed away when the creek went out of its bank. The propane tank was attached to the house.
August 2024Flash FloodCanisteo$50,000Officials reported at least two residences were flooded on the first floor with several people trapped in the homes.
August 2005Tornado (F1)Canisteo$50,000A tornado tracked for approximately 1 mile in the town of Canisteo. The maximum width was 200 yards but the worst damage was 75 to 100 yards wide. The tornado started on the east side of Bush Hill just west of State Route 36 about 1 mile south of Gravel Run Road. The tornado moved south along Route 36 and Colonel Bills Creek before moving across both prior to reaching Rock Run Road. The majority of the damage was to large trees. An estimated 100 to 200 trees were uprooted or snapped in half. Significant crop damage was observed in a cornfield. A barn had one side of its tin roof peeled off. Other damage at the farm included a sheared electric pole, a recreational vehicle with two tree branches embedded in it, a silage wagon that was moved, electric lines ripped from the house and barn.
June 2014Flash FloodSouth Canisteo$40,000Colonel Bills Creek was flash flooding across many areas of State Route 36.
August 2024Flash FloodCanisteo$35,000A residence is flooding with people trapped inside.
July 2025Flash FloodSouth Canisteo$20,000Flash flooding washed a bridge out over Red Spring Run.
August 2024Flash FloodCanisteo$20,000Homes were flooded in the area. People trapped and being rescued by first responders.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindCanisteo$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees.
January 2010Flash FloodCanisteo$10,000Flash flooding closed several roads and bridges in the Canisteo area.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindCanisteo$10,000Tree fell on house.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindCanisteo$8,000Several trees and wires were blown down. A roof was partially blown off.
May 2025Flash FloodCanisteo$5,000Flash flooding closed State Route 36 and 248 with water flowing over portions of these roads near Canisteo.
May 2025Flash FloodSouth Canisteo$5,000State Route 248 was closed near Sugar Creek due to flooding on the roadway.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindCanisteo$5,000Trees and wires were blown down.
August 2009Flash FloodCanisteo$5,000Numerous roads were flooded in and around the Village of Canisteo, and the town of Hartsville. County Route 128, State Route 248 and Fall Creek Road were flooded.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindCanisteo$5,000Trees and wires down in Canisteo and Troupsburg.
September 1993Thunderstorm WindCanisteo$5,000no account filed
June 2021Thunderstorm WindCanisteo$3,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindCanisteo$3,000A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over trees and power lines.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindSouth Canisteo$2,500Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees.
July 2025Flash FloodCanisteo$2,000Flooding was reported on County Route 119.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindCanisteo$2,000Numerous trees and wires were blown down.
August 2024Flash FloodCanisteo$1,000A road was reported to be flooded near a local creek.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindSouth Canisteo$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires near Routes 31 and 36.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindCanisteo-A tree was blown down in the Prospect Road area in the town of Canisteo.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindCanisteo-Large branches were broken by strong thunderstorm winds.
March 2026HailCanisteo-no account filed
March 2026HailCanisteo-no account filed
June 2010Thunderstorm WindCanisteo-no account filed
June 2008HailCanisteo-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Steuben County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Canisteo Center1.5 miles21
South Hornell3.4 miles21
Adrian4.6 miles21
Hornell4.9 miles21
Hartsville4.9 miles18
Buena Vista5.5 miles21
Bennetts5.7 miles17
Butcher Corner5.7 miles21

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 CanisteoAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3460747The 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 945774. 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.