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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.

Erwins within Steuben County

Then and now

1914 to 1986

The 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 sheet of Erwins, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Erwins, surveyed 1914

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

153 since 1994

Regional 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/undetermined69
Arson/incendiarism25
Debris and open burning19
Equipment and vehicle use12
Smoking11
Natural5
Recreation and ceremony5
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2006Smoking2.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2005Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
28 September 2020Recreation and ceremony1.6 acresNew York Forest RangersWEST HILL FIRE
28 September 2014Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
22 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
2 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
11 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
11 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Steuben County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Addison Town PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Canada Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gardiner PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lindley-Presho PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Steuben County

Storms near this place

8 since 2008

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2021Flash FloodErwins$825,000Severe flash, and rapid onset river flooding destroyed many parts of the Town of Erwin, including residences, businesses and infrastructure.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindErwins$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindErwins$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires in at least two locations.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindErwins$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down multiple trees in the town of Erwin.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindErwins$5,000Numerous trees were blown down.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindErwins$2,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and wires.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindErwins$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a power line which blocked a street.
June 2008HailErwins-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Steuben County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Presho1.9 miles23
Gang Mills2.9 miles23
Painted Post4.4 miles23
Riverside4.5 miles23
Addison4.7 miles23
Coopers Plains4.8 miles23
West Caton4.8 miles22
Corning5.2 miles23

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.