Caroline Center, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Caroline town. It lies in ZIP code area 14817. The Survey maps it on the Speedsville quadrangle.
Then and now
1900 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 92 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 25 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 Dryden quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1906 USGS Catatonk quadrangle1:125000
- 1949 USGS Speedsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Speedsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Speedsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
55 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Caroline Center between 1993 and 2020, burning about 46 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 May 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Caroline Center: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knights Settlement Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Knights Settlement Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Perkins Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Caroline Center in 4 storm reports between 2020 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Caroline Center | $5,000 | Roadway flooding was occurring at the intersection of Old Route 76 and Yaple Rd. Reports of water and debris across the road. |
| April 2020 | Flood | Caroline Center | $2,000 | Water was moving across several properties in the hamlet. No serious structural flooding occurred. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caroline Center | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees on Bailor Road. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caroline Center | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree near Caroline. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline | 2.2 miles | 27 | |
| Slaterville Springs | 3.5 miles | 27 | |
| White Church | 3.6 miles | 28 | |
| West Slaterville | 3.7 miles | 27 | |
| Brooktondale | 4.5 miles | 27 | |
| Caroline Depot | 4.7 miles | 28 | |
| Speedsville | 4.8 miles | 25 | |
| Besemer | 5.7 miles | 27 |
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 Q122571516 | 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 945877. 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.










