Conesus, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Conesus town. It lies in ZIP code area 14435. The Survey maps it on the Conesus quadrangle. 283 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,010 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1902 to 1983The 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.


On record in Conesus
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 4 records
Conesus Amusement Halllisted 2005
Kellerman Log Cabinlisted 2006
Payne Cobblestone Houselisted 2006
Sliker Cobblestone Houselisted 2007
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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.
- 1902 USGS Wayland quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Wayland quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1942 USGS Conesus quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Conesus quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Conesus quadrangle1:24000
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Canandaigua quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
102 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Conesus between 2003 and 2020, burning about 124 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 9 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 | 58 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | HEMLOCK LAKE TRES FIRE |
| 24 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | HEMLOCK LAKE DOS FIRE |
| 23 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | HEMLOCK LAKE FIRE |
| 21 September 2014 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 Conesus: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Natural Gas. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Hunt No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Past Producer | ||
| Livonia Salt Shaft | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Conesus in 14 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Conesus | $200,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Conesus | $35,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conesus | $15,000 | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conesus | $10,000 | Roof damage was reported to a home. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conesus | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conesus | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Conesus | $8,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conesus | $5,000 | Trees and wires downed in the Town of Conesus. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conesus | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conesus | $2,000 | Trees and powerlines downed. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conesus | $2,000 | Trees and wires down onto South Livonia Road. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conesus | $2,000 | Trees and wires were reported down. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conesus | $1,000 | Trees and power lines were reported down. |
| November 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conesus | - | Emergency Management reported trees and lines downed by the thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Corners | 0.7 miles | 22 | |
| Walkleys Landing | 1.8 miles | 22 | |
| Foots Corners | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Maple Beach | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Excelsior Springs | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Cottonwood Point | 3.4 miles | 23 | |
| Sunny Shores | 3.5 miles | 23 | |
| South Livonia | 3.6 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.
| Wikipedia article on Conesus | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5782655 | 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 947262. 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.









