Center Lisle, New York
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Lisle town. It lies in ZIP code area 13797. It stands on Culver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lisle 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 20 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 Harford quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1906 USGS Catatonk quadrangle1:125000
- 1949 USGS Lisle quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Lisle quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
62 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Center Lisle between 1997 and 2020, burning about 126 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 12 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 11 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 19 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 July 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Center Lisle: 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Pease No.1 Well | Salt | Prospect | ||
| Lee Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Center Lisle in 3 storm reports between 2019 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Lisle | $15,000 | Several softwood and hardwood trees were uprooted with numerous large branches snapped along County Route 8. Additional storm damage consisting of uprooted and snapped trees and large limbs extended northeast along Bull Hill Road. The downed trees primarily fell to the northeast consistent with straight-line wind damage. Maximum wind speeds from this microburst were estimated to be around 65 mph. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Center Lisle | $2,000 | Caldwell Hill Road was closed due to a washout. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Lisle | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree on a road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manningville | 0.8 miles | 20 | |
| Lisle | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Killawog | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Dorchester Estates | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Meadowbrooke Estates | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Whitney Point | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Nanticoke | 5.8 miles | 20 | |
| Upper Lisle | 6.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946196. 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.









