Erwins, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Erwin town. It lies in ZIP code area 14870. It stands on Canisteo River. The Survey maps it on the Addison quadrangle.
Then and now
1914 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 72 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
9 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.
- 1914 USGS Corning quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1944 USGS Corning quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Addison quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Addison quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Hornell quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
153 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 153 fires within 5 miles of Erwins between 1994 and 2020, burning about 161 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 25 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 | 69 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.6 acres | New York Forest Rangers | WEST HILL FIRE |
| 28 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 2 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 11 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | 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 Erwins: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Canada Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gardiner Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lindley-Presho Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Erwins in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Erwins | $825,000 | Severe flash, and rapid onset river flooding destroyed many parts of the Town of Erwin, including residences, businesses and infrastructure. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erwins | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erwins | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires in at least two locations. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erwins | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down multiple trees in the town of Erwin. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erwins | $5,000 | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erwins | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and wires. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erwins | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a power line which blocked a street. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Erwins | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presho | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Gang Mills | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Painted Post | 4.4 miles | 23 | |
| Riverside | 4.5 miles | 23 | |
| Addison | 4.7 miles | 23 | |
| Coopers Plains | 4.8 miles | 23 | |
| West Caton | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Corning | 5.2 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 949703. 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.








