Davenport, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Davenport town. It lies in ZIP code area 13750. It stands on Negro Brook. The Survey maps it on the Davenport quadrangle.
Then and now
1909 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 77 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Davenport
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
United Presbyterian Church of Davenportlisted 2017
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.
- 1909 USGS Delhi quadrangle1:62500
- 1911 USGS Delhi quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Davenport 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 Pepacton Reservoir quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
52 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Davenport between 1992 and 2017, burning about 52 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 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 | 35 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 10 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Davenport: 1 producer. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillis Gravel Bank | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
24 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Davenport in 24 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 11 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Davenport | $150,000 | A supercell thunderstorm briefly became tornadic as it crossed northern portions of the county late in the afternoon. The tornado cut a discontinuous 3 mile path from Davenport township northeastward through Butts Corners to Fergusonville between 4:45 and 4:55 pm EDT. The twister appeared to skip across mainly hilltop sections. Large trees were twisted and snapped off on ridge tops with tree damage mainly confined to canopy level at somewhat lower elevations. In Butts Corners, several homes near the path of the tornado sustained siding and roof damage. The tornado appeared to lift back into the cloud base just north of route 9 in Fergusonville. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | West Davenport | $80,000 | Widespread flooding occurred on small streams, creeks and roads in the Town of Meredith. Jackson Hill Rd., and Palmer Hill Rd. were the hardest hit areas with shoulder and culvert washouts. |
| December 2020 | Flash Flood | Davenport | $50,000 | Flash flooding was entering a house on State Route 23. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Davenport | $35,000 | Part of the same thunderstorm cluster that caused wind damage just across the county line in southern Otsego county also produced severe weather in northern Delaware county. Trees and power lines were downed in Davenport and a skywarn spotter also observed hailstones to an inch and a quarter in diameter just after 9 pm EDT. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davenport | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and wires onto State Route 23. |
| August 2020 | Lightning | Davenport | $5,000 | A lightning strike from a thunderstorm struck a car and resulted in a house fire. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davenport | $5,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in trees being knocked over. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davenport | $5,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in trees being knocked over. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davenport | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds brought down high tension power lines on State Route 23. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davenport | $5,000 | Trees down. One tree fell on a car. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Davenport | $4,000 | High winds tore the roof off a local gun shop on Route 23. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davenport | $2,000 | Trees were blown down and a hay wagon was blown over. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Davenport | $2,000 | Thunderstorms winds downed the top of a maple tree onto State Route 23. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davenport | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto the roadway. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davenport | - | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| March 2002 | Flash Flood | Davenport | - | The Charlotte Creek in the town of Davenport was out of its banks flooding county route 11. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Davenport | - | Trees and a few wires were downed by thunderstorm gusts. |
| August 2023 | Hail | West Davenport | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Davenport | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Davenport | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Davenport | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Davenport | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Davenport | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Davenport | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butts Corner | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Hoseaville | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Fergusonville | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Simpsonville | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| East Meredith | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Davenport Center | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| West Kortright | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Sturges Corner | 4.9 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 948048. 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.








