Catlin Hill, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Tioga town. It lies in ZIP code area 13827. The Survey maps it on the Owego quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 89 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
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1903 USGS Owego quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1906 USGS Catatonk quadrangle1:125000
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Owego quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Owego quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
70 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Catlin Hill between 1995 and 2020, burning about 60 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 5 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 | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 21 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 July 2010 | 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
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Catlin Hill: 8 producers, 4 past producers, 1 prospect. 8 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.Pompelly No.1 Well | Salt | Prospect | ||
| Albro Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bunce Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| C & C Ready Mix Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Catatonk Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Concrete Materials S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| County Farm | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| J. W. Bishop Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Newman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Owego Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horton Crossing | 1.6 miles | 21 | |
| Goodrich | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| Germany Hill | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Lounsberry | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Tioga Center | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Owego Heights | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| Straits Corners | 3.9 miles | 23 | |
| Catatonk | 3.9 miles | 21 |
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 Q122556776 | 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 972305. 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.









