Careys Corners, New York
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Marcy town. It lies in ZIP code area 13403. It stands on Crane Creek. The Survey maps it on the Oriskany quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1895 USGS Oriskany quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Oriskany quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1947 USGS Rome quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Oriskany quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Oriskany quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Utica quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
283 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 283 fires within 5 miles of Careys Corners between 2000 and 2020, burning about 191 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 28 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 | 141 |
| Smoking | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2002 | 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
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Careys Corners: 5 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Semiprecious Gemstone, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace of Diamonds Mine | Semiprecious Gemstone | Producer | 1967 | |
| Unnamed Brick Clay Deposit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Burrows Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Doyles'Place Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| West Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Whitesboro Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Woods Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Careys Corners in 4 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Hail | Careys Corners | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Careys Corners | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Careys Corners | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Careys Corners | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcy | 1.6 miles | 26 | |
| Whitesboro | 1.8 miles | 26 | |
| Maynard | 2.1 miles | 26 | |
| Oriskany | 2.1 miles | 26 | |
| Yorkville | 2.7 miles | 26 | |
| New York Mills | 2.9 miles | 26 | |
| Colemans Mills | 2.9 miles | 26 | |
| Walesville | 4.3 miles | 26 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122598233 | 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 945829. 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.










