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Farmington, New York

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Farmington town. It lies in ZIP code area 14425. It lies near Dynamite Hill. The Survey maps it on the Canandaigua quadrangle.

Farmington within Ontario County

Then and now

1900 to 1983

The 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 sheet of Farmington, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Farmington, surveyed 1900

On record in Farmington

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 2 records

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

227 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 227 fires within 5 miles of Farmington between 2001 and 2020, burning about 167 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 54 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/undetermined82
Arson/incendiarism54
Debris and open burning33
Natural21
Smoking18
Equipment and vehicle use9
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Recreation and ceremony2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
7 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
3 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
27 September 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
21 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
16 September 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ontario County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Farmington: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
C.M.Conover QuarryGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
C.R.Brown No.1 WellSaltPast Producer

Every working recorded in Ontario County

Storms near this place

23 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Farmington in 23 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 16 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2014Thunderstorm WindFarmington$50,000The public used social media to report a row of power poles blown down.
June 2015Tornado (EF0)Farmington$35,000A National Weather Service survey confirmed a tornado near Farmington in Ontario County. Initial damage was to a stand of trees near 5009 Shortsville Road. The tornado then traveled east southeast to the buildings at 4941 Shortsville Road. There, in addition to tree damage, a garage and barn were destroyed. A silo from this location was lifted and sent flying about 200 yards to the South Farmington Cemetery. The tornado downed several large trees at the cemetery. The silo landed in the cemetery and caused damage to a fence and couple of dozen headstones. This was the final evidence of the tornado touchdown. There was further tree damage downwind of the tornado on Latting road however that was determined to be the result of straight-line winds.
June 2022HailFarmington$20,000Numerous holes were reported in the siding of a house from hail.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindNorth Farmington$15,000Law enforcement reported trees down.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindFarmington$15,000Law enforcement reported trees and wires down.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindFarmington$15,000no account filed
August 2017Thunderstorm WindFarmington$10,000Law enforcement reported trees downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindFarmington$10,000Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindFarmington$10,000The public reported trees and wires down.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindNorth Farmington$10,000The Ontario County Sheriff reported trees and wires down.
October 2017Thunderstorm WindFarmington$8,000Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2008HailFarmington$5,000no account filed
July 2024Thunderstorm WindFarmington$2,000Multiple trees downed.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindNorth Farmington$1,000Trees and wires were reported to be down.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindFarmington$1,000The Sheriff reported trees down in Farmington.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindNorth Farmington$500Tree down blocking Hook Road.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindNorth Farmington$500Tree down blocking Rausler Road.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindFarmington$500Tree downed, blocking roadway.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindFarmington$500Tree downed in Farmington.
June 2025Flash FloodFarmington-Two buildings flooded in Farmington due to heavy rain.
July 2024HailFarmington-no account filed
June 2022HailFarmington-no account filed
June 2022HailFarmington-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Ontario 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
Hathaway Corners1.8 miles23
Mertensia2.5 miles23
Brownsville2.9 miles20
East Victor3.0 miles26
Padelford3.0 miles23
Victor4.4 miles26
Boughton Hill4.8 miles26
Motts Corner5.0 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972461. 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.