Cayuta, New York
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Cayuta town. It lies in ZIP code area 14824. It lies near Pony Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Alpine quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 99 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 34 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.
- 1893 USGS Ithaca quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Ithaca quadrangle1:62500, 13 printings
- 1905 USGS Watkins Glen quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Alpine quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Alpine quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
52 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Cayuta between 1993 and 2020, burning about 63 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 9 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 | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 2 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 July 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 12 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 June 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 June 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Cayuta: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.Hager No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Jackson Hollow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jackson Hollow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pertl Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pertl Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cayuta in 10 storm reports between 2005 and 2020: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cayuta | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree on a vehicle. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cayuta | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds snapped and uprooted several trees. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cayuta | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cayuta | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree and wires near County Route 13 and State Route 224. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cayuta | $1,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over a tree across route 13 at the county line. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cayuta | - | A tree was blown down in Arnot Forest. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cayuta | - | A tree was blown down in Arnot Forest. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Cayuta | - | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Hail | Cayuta | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Cayuta | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Junction | 1.1 miles | 34 | |
| Alpine | 2.6 miles | 34 | |
| Catharine | 5.1 miles | 31 | |
| Odessa | 6.2 miles | 31 | |
| Cayutaville | 7.5 miles | 35 | |
| Deckertown | 8.3 miles | 31 | |
| Montour Falls | 9.1 miles | 31 | |
| Smith Valley | 9.4 miles | 35 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946089. 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.










