Chenango Lake, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1986. It stands in New Berlin town. It lies in ZIP code area 13843. It lies near Flagpole Hill. The Survey maps it on the Holmesville quadrangle.
Then and now
1910 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 76 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
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1910 USGS New Berlin quadrangle1:62500
- 1912 USGS New Berlin quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Holmesville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1945 USGS Holmesville quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
49 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Chenango Lake between 1992 and 2020, burning about 61 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2004 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 August 2020 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 19 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 July 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 3 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 July 1995 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 14 July 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Chenango Lake: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Berlin Town 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amblerville | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Davis Crossing | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Plasterville | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| South New Berlin | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Springvale | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Hawley Corners | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Maple Grove East | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Holmesville | 5.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946487. 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.








