East Corning, New York
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Corning town. It lies in ZIP code area 14830. It stands on Winfield Creek. The Survey maps it on the Big Flats quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 97 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 32 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.
- 1895 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1905 USGS Watkins Glen quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Big Flats quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Big Flats quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
256 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 256 fires within 5 miles of East Corning between 1992 and 2020, burning about 313 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 30 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 | 110 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Smoking | 23 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
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 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 2 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 19 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 19 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of East Corning: 4 producers, 3 past producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zirconium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corning Plant | Zirconium | Unknown | ||
| E.R. Wolcott Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| East Corning Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| East Corning Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| East Corning Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Janoski's Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rhinehart Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Rhinehart Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Corning in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2018: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Corning | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down tree limbs and wires on Timberline Drive. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Corning | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down and shingle damage occurred at a house east of Corning. |
| June 2008 | Hail | East Corning | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corning Manor | 1.1 miles | 22 | |
| Gibson | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| South Corning | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Corning | 3.8 miles | 23 | |
| Denmark | 4.1 miles | 23 | |
| Ferenbaugh | 5.1 miles | 23 | |
| West Caton | 5.1 miles | 22 | |
| Caton | 5.3 miles | 22 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122565895 | 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 949047. 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.










