Choconut Center, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Union town. It lies in ZIP code area 13905. It lies near Deyo Hill. The Survey maps it on the Castle Creek quadrangle.
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.


Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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
- 1934 USGS Castle Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Castle Creek quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Castle Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Castle Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Castle Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
654 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 654 fires within 5 miles of Choconut Center between 1992 and 2020, burning about 462 acres in total. 34 started naturally. 64 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 | 301 |
| Smoking | 89 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 65 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 64 |
| Natural | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 32 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Other causes | 3 |
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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2010 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Choconut Center: 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown No.1 Well | Salt | Prospect | ||
| Binghampton Brick Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Binghampton Brick Co. Pit | Clay | Plant | ||
| Boland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Chenango Bridge Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Corbisello Quarries | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Van Gravel Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
9 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Choconut Center in 9 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Choconut Center | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted and snapped multiple trees along Airport Road near the intersection with Upper Stella Ireland Road. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Choconut Center | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree on wires. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Choconut Center | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down along Airport Road. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Choconut Center | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down along Airport Road. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Choconut Center | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires over Airport Road. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Choconut Center | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted a tree. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Choconut Center | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree. The tree split near the trunk and fell into the yard of a residence. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Choconut Center | - | Estimated ping pong hail via social media photo. |
| January 1998 | Hail | Choconut Center | - | A fast moving squall line with embedded thunderstorms developed along a cold front as it crossed central New York during the midday hours. A thunderstorm cell became severe across northern Broome county and produced large hail. A swath of hail ranging from pea sized to dime sized was reported in an area from Johnson City northward to Choconut Center. A short time later, hail to one inch in diameter was observed by a skywarn spotter in Castle Creek. Hail even covered the ground for a time in this vicinity. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stella (historical) | 1.4 miles | 23 | |
| Johnson City | 2.0 miles | 23 | |
| Sunrise Terrace | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Westover | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| New Ireland | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Port Dickinson | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| Hinmans Corners | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Fortress Estates | 2.8 miles | 23 |
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 Q122557115 | 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 946605. 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.










