East Homer, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Homer town. It lies in ZIP code area 13077. It stands on Albright Creek. The Survey maps it on the Truxton quadrangle. It stands 1,138 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1903 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 83 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
8 surveys from 23 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.
- 1903 USGS Cortland quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1944 USGS Truxton quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Truxton quadrangle1:24000, 4 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
67 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of East Homer between 1997 and 2018, burning about 52 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 17 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 | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2017 | Fireworks | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 18 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 10 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of East Homer: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compagni Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Homer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Homer Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Homer Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Homer Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
3 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Homer in 3 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 3 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Homer | $6,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees on roads and one onto a house. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Homer | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple powerlines on Route 13. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Homer | - | Trees down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East River | 1.4 miles | 23 | |
| Loring Crossing | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Pratt Corners | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| Little York | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| Slab City | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Homer | 4.6 miles | 22 | |
| McGraw | 4.9 miles | 23 | |
| Maybury Mills | 4.9 miles | 23 |
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 East Homer | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q48740251 | 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 949129. 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.







