Downsville, New York
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Colchester town. It lies in ZIP code area 13755. It stands on Wilson Hollow Brook. The Survey maps it on the Downsville quadrangle.
Then and now
1922 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 64 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Downsville
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
Downsville Covered Bridgelisted 1999
Union Free Schoollisted 2004
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1922 USGS Andes quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1924 USGS Andes quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Downsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Pepacton Reservoir quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Downsville between 1999 and 2020, burning about 40 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 | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2016 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 11 August 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 31 July 2005 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 May 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 17 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 13 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Downsville: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downsville Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Downsville Quarry and Mill | Flagstone | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Downsville in 10 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Downsville | $125,000 | Multiple houses were surrounded by floodwaters. Evacuations underway. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Downsville | $25,000 | State Route 206/County Route 7 between Downsville and Roscoe was closed due to flash flooding. Heavy rain began significant flooding of this area at 730 am EDT. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Downsville | $2,500 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees on roads around the Downsville area. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Downsville | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Downsville | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down onto wires. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Downsville | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked tree down onto wires. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Downsville | $1,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Downsville | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Downsville | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Downsville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corbett | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Gregorytown | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Shinhopple | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Long Flat | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Colchester | 7.0 miles | 17 | |
| Hawleys | 7.0 miles | 17 | |
| Harvard | 7.3 miles | 18 | |
| Horton | 7.6 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 948622. 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.







