Delphi Falls, New York
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Pompey town. It lies near Stockham Hill. The Survey maps it on the Oran quadrangle. It stands 948 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1897 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Delphi Falls
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 2 records
Delphi Baptist Churchlisted 1979
Delphi Village Schoollisted 1986
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1897 USGS Cazenovia quadrangle1:62500
- 1899 USGS Cazenovia quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1942 USGS Oran quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Oran quadrangle1:31680
- 1943 USGS Oran quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Oran quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
53 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Delphi Falls between 1993 and 2020, burning about 38 acres in total. 8 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/undetermined | 30 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 12 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 August 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 July 2003 | 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 Delphi Falls: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cazenovia Ready Mix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Delphi Falls in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2010: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pompey Center | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Fabius | 4.8 miles | 20 | |
| Pompey | 5.6 miles | 28 | |
| Salem Corner | 5.9 miles | 20 | |
| Swift Corner | 6.1 miles | 27 | |
| Log City (historical) | 6.2 miles | 28 | |
| Watervale | 6.2 miles | 20 | |
| Berwyn | 6.8 miles | 27 |
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 Delphi Falls | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5254398 | 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 970067. 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.










