Edgewater, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Scipio town. It lies in ZIP code area 13021. It stands on Owasco Inlet. The Survey maps it on the Owasco quadrangle.
Then and now
1899 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 87 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 28 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.
- 1899 USGS Skaneateles quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Skaneateles quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1943 USGS Owasco quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Owasco quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Owasco quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Skaneateles quadrangle1:62500, 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
32 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Edgewater between 2002 and 2020, burning about 38 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 18 August 2020 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 4 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 July 2010 | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Edgewater: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scipio-O'Toole Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Town of Scipio Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Town of Scipio Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Venice-O'Toole Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Edgewater in 2 storm reports between 2004 and 2012: 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Edgewater | $100,000 | A small tornado touched down briefly in the southeast part of the town of Scipio in southern Cayuga County near Mathers Road. The tornado tracked east southeast before lifting before it hit the southern end of Owasco Lake. The tornado's path length was about one half mile long with a width of about 75 yards. Maximum winds with this tornado were estimated to be 70 mph. The tornado knocked down or uprooted many trees along its path. There was also minor damage to about 10 structures. Most of the structural damage was to shingles and siding. There was 1 home that had part of its roof blown off. A small boat was overturned and a row boat was blown up into a tree by the tornado. Other areas of southern Cayuga County had damage from straight line thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2012 | Hail | Edgewater | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland | 0.4 miles | 28 | |
| Indian Cove | 0.8 miles | 28 | |
| Cascade | 1.0 miles | 28 | |
| Casowasco | 1.3 miles | 28 | |
| Southeast Owasco | 1.3 miles | 28 | |
| Ensenore | 2.2 miles | 26 | |
| Omro | 2.8 miles | 28 | |
| Owasco Hill | 2.9 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972441. 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.










