Columbus, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Columbus town. It lies in ZIP code area 13411. The Survey maps it on the New Berlin North 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.


On record in Columbus
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
Columbus Community Churchlisted 1986
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 New Berlin North quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1945 USGS New Berlin North 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
35 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Columbus between 1995 and 2020, burning about 49 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 10 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 May 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.2 acres | New York Forest Rangers | PLEASANT VALLEY |
| 3 May 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.1 acres | New York Forest Rangers | WINTON RD FIRE |
| 2 May 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 18 May 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
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 Columbus: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.C.Lobdell No.1 Well | Salt | Prospect |
Storms near this place
5 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Columbus in 5 storm reports between 2006 and 2013: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 2013 | Flash Flood | Columbus | $50,000 | Multiple road closures and washouts of roads were occurring across the area, including the Town of Sherburne. State Highway 80 to the east of Sherburne is closed due to flooding. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Columbus | $50,000 | A tornado path began about 3 miles to the northwest of Columbus, NY off Barnard Road. Damage was primarily to trees which were uprooted and snapped. The upper story of a two story horse barn was torn off. This was the only structure identified that was damaged by the tornado. Debris and trees were blown to the left of the path. The remaining damage was to trees along the 0.9 mile path. The tornado weakened to EF0 after the first mile then strengthened back briefly to EF1 after crossing Kelly Road. The tornado then weakened again to EF0 and lifted after crossing Pope Hill Road before reaching the Madison county line. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Columbus | $1,000 | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Columbus | - | Several trees were knocked down. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Columbus | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Quarter | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Button City | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Five Corners | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Tallette | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Sweets | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| New Berlin | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Harrisville | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Sherburne | 6.7 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 947197. 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.








