Chenango Forks, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Chenango town. It lies in ZIP code area 13746. It stands on Tioughnioga River. The Survey maps it on the Chenango Forks quadrangle. It stands 915 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1904 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Chenango Forks
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Chenango Canal Prism and Lock 107listed 2010
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 24 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.
- 1904 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1935 USGS Chenango Forks quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Chenango Forks quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Chenango Forks quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Chenango Forks quadrangle1:25000
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Chenango Forks quadrangle1:24000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Chenango Forks quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
105 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Chenango Forks between 1992 and 2020, burning about 123 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 10 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 | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 1 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 August 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 19 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 July 2011 | 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 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Chenango Forks: 7 producers, 5 past producers. 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenango Bridge Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Crouch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hales Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hales Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Inghram Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Inghram Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| New York State Dept. Trans. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| O Brien Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pond 4 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rose Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chenango Forks in 18 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chenango Forks | $18,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chenango Forks | $6,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over a tree on Route 12 and Oak Hill Road which caused a motor vehicle accident. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Chenango Forks | $5,000 | Flash flooding closed Route 11 near Knapp Hill Road. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chenango Forks | $4,000 | Fire department called out for trees and wires down. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chenango Forks | $3,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over a tree and power lines on Pigeon Hill Road. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chenango Forks | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down large trees on Hill Road. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chenango Forks | $2,000 | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chenango Forks | $1,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chenango Forks | $500 | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chenango Forks | $250 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked tree down. |
| November 2006 | Flood | Chenango Forks | - | Heavy rain caused the Chenango River at Chenango Forks to go above its flood stage of 10 feet. The river crested at 10.89 feet and minor flooding was observed. |
| May 2000 | Flash Flood | Chenango Forks | - | Mix Road was washed out by flash flooding. |
| May 2000 | Lightning | Chenango Forks | - | One woman suffered minor injuries while talking on the telephone when lightning struck near her home. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Chenango Forks | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Chenango Forks | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Chenango Forks | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Chenango Forks | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Flood | Chenango Forks | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Manor | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| Kattellville | 2.5 miles | 24 | |
| North Fenton | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Newmans Corner | 3.6 miles | 23 | |
| Castle Creek | 3.8 miles | 23 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 3.8 miles | 24 | |
| Quinneville | 4.1 miles | 24 | |
| Chenango Bridge | 4.8 miles | 24 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Chenango Forks | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5091039 | 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 946482. 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.











