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Cohocton, New York

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Cohocton town. It lies in ZIP code area 14826. It lies near Hinkle Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Wayland quadrangle.

Cohocton within Steuben County

Then and now

1902 to 1983

The 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 sheet of Cohocton, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Cohocton, surveyed 1902

On record in Cohocton

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 22 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

89 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Cohocton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 120 acres in total. 10 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined34
Debris and open burning19
Natural10
Arson/incendiarism8
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Equipment and vehicle use4
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
16 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
11 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 August 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
3 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
25 August 2001Other causesunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
23 August 1995Debris and open burning1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
4 July 2020Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Steuben County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Cohocton: 2 producers. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cohocton BankSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Johnson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Steuben County

Storms near this place

24 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cohocton in 24 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 10 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 4 hail, 1 lightning. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2015Flash FloodCohocton$165,000A mud slide was reported on Route 415.
July 2014Flash FloodCohocton$100,000Evacuations of residents were taking place in Cohocton at several locations in the village.
July 2014Flash FloodNorth Cohocton$50,000Several homes were surrounded by flood waters. Swiftwater rescue teams were conducting evacuations of residents.
July 2014Flash FloodCohocton$25,000Several streams were out of their banks. Flood waters were flowing through a residence along State Route 415 near Cohocton.
May 2025Flash FloodCohocton$20,000Road washouts and closures were reported in Cohocton.
July 2008Flash FloodCohocton$15,000A bridge was closed due to flooding and debris on State Route 21 from the intersection of Sawdust Road to State Route 371. State Route 63 between Whiteman Gully and County Route 90 was also closed.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindCohocton$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindCohocton$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees in Cohocton.
July 2014Flash FloodCohocton$10,000Water was flowing over State Route 415 near Cohocton.
May 2006LightningCohocton$10,000Lightning started a house fire.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindCohocton$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindCohocton$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees, blocking a road.
August 1993HailCohocton$5,000no account filed
June 2025Thunderstorm WindCohocton$3,000Strong thunderstorm winds resulted in reports of at least one tree and multiple wires down.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindCohocton$3,000Several trees and wires were blown down.
March 2026Flash FloodCohocton$2,000Officials reported water over the road which has been shut down to traffic.
August 2022Heavy RainCohocton$2,000Locally heavy rainfall created unstable ground and a subsequent mudslide in this area which temporarily closed Route 415.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindCohocton$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires on Main Street.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindCohocton-NY Mesonet Cohocton station measured 69 mph gust, which is 60 knots.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindCohocton-Tree was blown down and was blocking roadway. Time estimated by Doppler Radar.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindCohocton-Large branches were broken off trees.
August 2014HailCohocton-no account filed
June 2009HailCohocton-no account filed
October 1999HailCohocton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Steuben County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Kirkwood3.1 miles25
Atlanta4.0 miles25
North Cohocton4.6 miles25
Patchinville4.8 miles22
Lent Hill4.9 miles25
Wallace4.9 miles19
Greenville5.2 miles20
Bloomerville5.5 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 947007. 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.