Cincinnatus, New York
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Cincinnatus town. It lies in ZIP code area 13040. It stands on Mead Brook. The Survey maps it on the Cincinnatus quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Cincinnatus
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
Cincinnatus Historic Districtlisted 1984
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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 Pitcher quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Cincinnatus quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Cincinnatus 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
54 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Cincinnatus between 1995 and 2020, burning about 93 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 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 | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 27 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 24 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 18 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 9 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
24 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cincinnatus in 24 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 16 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Cincinnatus | $150,000 | A severe thunderstorm that had produced wind damage and hail just a short time prior in the town of Taylor became tornadic over Cincinnatus. Post-storm damage surveys indicate that the tornado touchdown was brief with snapped off trees and some house damage incurred. One home had its roof almost completely torn off with the front porch also heavily damaged from falling trees. The swath of damage was only just over 100 yards long with evidence of tornadic winds becoming discontinuous downstream. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnatus | $50,000 | no account filed |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | Cincinnatus | $25,000 | A bridge was reported washed out near the Cortland and Chenago county line. |
| December 2020 | Flash Flood | Cincinnatus | $15,000 | Numerous roads flooded in the area with rocks and debris in many areas. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnatus | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree on a house on Telephone Road near Knickerbocker Road. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnatus | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnatus | $10,000 | A thunderstorm quickly intensified to severe limits late in the afternoon over eastern portions of the county. Numerous trees were blown down in Cincinnatus at 5:52 pm EDT. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnatus | $7,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a couple of large trees and a small pavilion partially collapsed. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnatus | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down poles on NY-23 near the Cincinnatus post office. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnatus | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree across a road. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnatus | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnatus | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnatus | $4,000 | Wires were blown down. A tree fell on a house. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnatus | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnatus | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnatus | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnatus | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a utility pole on Route 41. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Cincinnatus | $1,000 | A thunderstorm developed over the area and produced dime to quarter sized hail. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnatus | $1,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnatus | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down a light pole. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Cincinnatus | - | Three quarter inch hail. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Cincinnatus | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Flood | Cincinnatus | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Cincinnatus | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Cincinnatus | 0.7 miles | 16 | |
| Taylor | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Gee Brook | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Taylor Valley | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| East Freetown | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Georgetown | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Willet | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Taylor Center | 5.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946699. 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.
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.







