Elmbois, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Pulteney town. It lies in ZIP code area 14840. The Survey maps it on the Hammondsport quadrangle.
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
7 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 Hammondsport quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Hammondsport 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 Hornell quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
62 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Elmbois between 1994 and 2020, burning about 99 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 5 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | PIGTAIL FIRE #2 |
| 6 August 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 July 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 June 2007 | 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 Elmbois: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daltry No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Central Development Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pulteney Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pulteney Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Pulteney | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Urbana | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Glen Grove | 3.6 miles | 23 | |
| Catawba | 3.8 miles | 23 | |
| Stickneys | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Gibson Landing | 3.9 miles | 23 | |
| Grove Springs | 4.0 miles | 23 | |
| Prattsburgh | 4.2 miles | 24 |
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 Q122566183 | 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 972446. 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.






