Ellis, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Dryden town. It lies in ZIP code area 14850. It lies near Snyder Hill. The Survey maps it on the Ithaca East quadrangle.
Then and now
1900 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Ellis
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Ellis Methodist Episcopal Churchlisted 1993 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 27 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.
- 1900 USGS Dryden quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1906 USGS Catatonk quadrangle1:125000
- 1949 USGS Ithaca East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ithaca East quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Ithaca East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
91 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Ellis between 1999 and 2020, burning about 59 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 13 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 | 46 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 August 2012 | Natural | 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 |
| 6 July 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 July 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Ellis: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| University Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| University Quarry | Flagstone | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ellis in 1 storm report in 2011: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2011 | Flash Flood | Ellis | $400,000 | Major flash flooding occurred on many roads in the Caroline-Slaterville Springs area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Slaterville | 2.4 miles | 27 | |
| Hibbards Corner | 2.5 miles | 27 | |
| Besemer | 2.5 miles | 27 | |
| Slaterville Springs | 2.6 miles | 27 | |
| Bethel Grove | 2.9 miles | 27 | |
| Brooktondale | 3.2 miles | 27 | |
| Varna | 3.6 miles | 27 | |
| Fall Creek Parke | 4.0 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 949519. 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.










