Emmons, New York
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Oneonta town. It lies in ZIP code area 13820. It stands on Gifford Creek. The Survey maps it on the Oneonta quadrangle.
Then and now
1915 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 70 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Emmons
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.
- Stonehouse Farmlisted 1980 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1915 USGS Oneonta quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Oneonta quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Oneonta quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1945 USGS Oneonta quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
83 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Emmons between 1992 and 2020, burning about 67 acres in total. 6 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 | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 July 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 July 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 July 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
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 Emmons: 4 producers. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colliersville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hemlock Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Meredith Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Robertson Number 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Emmons in 3 storm reports between 2002 and 2021: 2 flash flood, 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 2011 | Flash Flood | Emmons | $35,000 | Heavy rain caused flooding in and around the Oneonta area. Main Street in Oneonta experienced flooding, from Main Street south on County Route 28 toward the Franklin Mountain area. Small streams and basements flooded, with water running down hillsides through some homes. An automated rain gauge east of Oneonta recorded 2.86 inches. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Emmons | - | A strong thunderstorm produced nickel size hail. |
| March 2002 | Flash Flood | Emmons | - | The Charlotte Creek flooded near Emmons. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colliersville | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Oneonta | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Cooperstown Junction | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Cliffside | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Milford Center | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| West End | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Portlandville | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| West Oneonta | 5.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 949640. 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.








