Chili Center, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Chili town. It lies in ZIP code area 14624. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the West Henrietta quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1984The 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
11 surveys from 28 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.
- 1895 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1912 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1935 USGS Genesee Junction quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Genesee Junction quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS West Henrietta quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
450 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 450 fires within 5 miles of Chili Center between 2001 and 2020, burning about 249 acres in total. 49 started naturally. 71 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 |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 130 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 121 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 71 |
| Natural | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2003 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Smoking | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2009 | Smoking | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Chili Center: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Miller Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Miller Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Union Street Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Wheatland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Wheatland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chili Center in 9 storm reports between 1998 and 2015: 5 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1999 | Flash Flood | Chili Center | $55,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Chili Center | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Chili Center | $35,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Chili Center | $30,000 | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Flash Flood | Chili Center | $25,000 | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Flash Flood | Chili Center | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chili Center | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported numerous trees and wires down from thunderstorm winds near Chili Center. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chili Center | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chili Center | $10,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coldwater | 2.0 miles | 32 | |
| Brookdale | 2.4 miles | 28 | |
| West Chili | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Maplewood | 2.7 miles | 28 | |
| Whites | 2.9 miles | 28 | |
| Genesee Junction | 3.2 miles | 28 | |
| Tressmar | 3.2 miles | 32 | |
| North Chili | 3.3 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.
| Wikidata item Q122589374 | 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 946578. 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.










