Dundee, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Starkey town. It lies in ZIP code area 14837. It lies near Crystal Valley. The Survey maps it on the Dundee quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Dundee
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
Dundee Methodist Churchlisted 2005
Dundee Village Historic Districtlisted 2007
First Presbyterian Churchlisted 2004- Uriah Hair Houselisted 1994
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 24 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 Ovid quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1942 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
81 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Dundee between 1992 and 2020, burning about 72 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 6 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 | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 August 2005 | Other causes | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 August 2002 | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Dundee: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Halite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Lake Mine | Halite | Past Producer | Halite | |
| Seneca Lake Mine | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Claude Pulver Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Holly Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Holly Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Holly Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dundee in 10 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Dundee | $100,000 | Very heavy rainfall from slow-moving thunderstorms caused flash flooding of small streams leading to numerous road closures in southeast Yates County. Rainfall amounts were on the order of 3 to 4 inches in a 3 hour period. Several roads were undermined and damaged by the flood waters. At one point most roads in the village of Dundee, and the towns of Barrington and Starkey were either closed or impassable. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dundee | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree, blocking Walter Road. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dundee | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dundee | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees on Route 14A near the racetrack. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dundee | $2,000 | A tree was blown down on a house. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dundee | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dundee | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few large trees at a residence. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dundee | - | Law enforcement officers reported large limbs and wires down in Dundee. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Dundee | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Dundee | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakemont | 2.6 miles | 24 | |
| Starkey | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Porter Corner | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Glenora | 3.6 miles | 30 | |
| Rock Stream | 4.4 miles | 30 | |
| Barrington | 4.5 miles | 22 | |
| Crystal Spring | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Himrod | 4.7 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 948784. 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.







