Chambers, New York
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Catlin town. It lies in ZIP code area 14812. It stands on East Creek. The Survey maps it on the Beaver Dams quadrangle.
Then and now
1898 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 94 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 29 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.
- 1898 USGS Watkins Glen quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Watkins quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1905 USGS Watkins Glen quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Beaver Dams quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 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
96 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Chambers between 1992 and 2020, burning about 146 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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 | 53 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 13 August 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 12 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 25 July 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Chambers: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beavers Dam Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Beavers Dam Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hoke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Town of Dix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
2 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chambers in 2 storm reports between 2013 and 2019: 1 flash flood, 1 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 2013 | Flash Flood | Chambers | $75,000 | Extensive flooding was reported along State Route 414. Water was covering roads in several areas and was into houses. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chambers | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree on Chambers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post Creek | 1.9 miles | 32 | |
| Tompkins Corners | 5.5 miles | 32 | |
| Collingwood | 5.6 miles | 32 | |
| Brookhaven | 6.3 miles | 31 | |
| Midway | 6.4 miles | 31 | |
| Pine Valley | 6.4 miles | 32 | |
| Millport | 6.5 miles | 31 | |
| Fisherville | 8.7 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946350. 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.









