BlockErin, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Erin town. It lies in ZIP code area 14838. The Survey maps it on the Erin quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
On record in Erin
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 1 record
- Scotchtown Cemeterylisted 2008
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.
- 1902 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1905 USGS Watkins Glen quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Erin quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Erin quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
77 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Erin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 185 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 14 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 1 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.6 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 25 August 2018 | Other causes | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 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
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Erin: 4 past producers, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bannister Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Breesport Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Breesport Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Frank Treat Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Frank Treat Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Horseheads Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Erin in 14 storm reports between 1995 and 2020: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Erin | $575,000 | The tornado started just west of the Erin Town Hall, south of Route 223. It began just southwest of the local cemetery and tracked toward the northeast. Numerous pine trees were snapped off and uprooted in the cemetery. ||Immediately to the west of the cemetery, a well-constructed barn was destroyed, with all four walls completely collapsed. The tornado tracked northeast and across Route 223. The tornado lofted debris into the yard across the street with debris from the destroyed barn impaled into the front lawn. Debris also blew all the windows out of the front of the home, with some debris penetrating the siding and thrown into the home. At this site, all three vehicles were damaged with a beam from the destroyed barn impaled through the dashboard of one vehicle. An 11,000 pound camper was flipped up over a five foot fence and toppled onto its side before coming to rest.||The tornado continued tracking to the northeast with damage to a barn roof and debris wrapped in trees. A garage and mobile home were completely destroyed. Heavy debris from the mobile home was strewn approximately 100 yards downstream from the site, with lighter material found several miles away. ||The tornado tracked an additional one-half mile up the hill with numerous trees uprooted or snapped and two horses killed on the farm. At this point, the tornado lifted and no additional damage was found. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erin | $40,000 | A cluster of severe thunderstorms moved across Chemung County between 2:30 and 3:30 pm EDT. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down in Erin and the northeastern part of the county between 3:05 and 3:20 pm EDT. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erin | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and destroyed some playground equipment. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erin | $10,000 | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| November 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Erin | $10,000 | A tornado touched down over the northern part of the town of Erin and tracked to the East-Northeast across Route 224 where it lifted on a hillside. Numerous trees were blown down and a garage collapsed. The winds that caused the damage are estimated between 70 and 80 mph. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erin | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree on top of powerlines on Wheaton Road. |
| July 2004 | Flash Flood | Erin | $5,000 | Thunderstorms with heavy rain caused flash flooding. Laurel Hill Road in the town of Erin was closed due to water on the road from a creek out of its banks. A few underpasses were flooded in other parts of the county. 2 to 4 inches of rain fell. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erin | $3,000 | Numerous trees downed or snapped over. Power lines downed. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erin | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erin | $2,000 | A tree was blown down, blocking the road at the intersection of Marsh and Wyncoop Creek Roads. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Erin | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Erin | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Erin | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Erin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Estates | 0.3 miles | 27 | |
| Breesport | 3.5 miles | 27 | |
| Swartwood | 4.2 miles | 27 | |
| Hicks | 5.1 miles | 29 | |
| Sullivanville | 5.6 miles | 32 | |
| Van Etten Junction | 5.9 miles | 27 | |
| North Chemung | 6.0 miles | 26 | |
| Rush Run | 6.2 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 949690. 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.