Fayette, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Fayette town. It lies in ZIP code area 13148. The Survey maps it on the Romulus quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Fayette
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 3 records
Rose HillNational Historic Landmark · listed 1973
William Hoster Houselisted 2002- Christ Evangelical and Reformed Churchlisted 1989
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 22 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 Geneva quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Romulus quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Romulus quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
47 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Fayette between 2000 and 2020, burning about 60 acres in total. None started naturally. 20 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 7 August 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Fayette: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Salt, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Seneca Quarry and Plant | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Solvay Well V-25 | Salt | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fayette in 8 storm reports between 1995 and 2014: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 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 2014 | Flash Flood | Fayette | $125,000 | Water was flowing over numerous roads and into several basements throughout the central part of the county, including the hardest hit area of Fayette. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | $40,000 | An isolated thunderstorm reached severe levels briefly along Cayuga Lake in eastern portions of the county. Strong winds downed many trees and power lines. Falling tree limbs caused minor damage to some boats anchored near the docks. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | $10,000 | Numerous trees, power poles and electrical lines were blown down in and around Fayette by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fayette | - | Emergency management officials reported trees and wires blown down by thunderstorm winds in Fayette and also in the town of Varick. A small fence was also blown over. |
| October 2001 | Funnel Cloud | Fayette | - | State police received a report of a funnel cloud that made a brief appearance before dissipating. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuneytown | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Clemsons Corners | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Canoga Springs | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| McDuffie Town | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| East Varick | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| MacDougall | 3.8 miles | 24 | |
| Canoga | 4.2 miles | 27 | |
| Romulus | 4.5 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 949942. 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.







