Ferenbaugh, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Hornby town. It lies in ZIP code area 14830. It lies near Wilson Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Corning 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 Corning 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 Corning quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Hornell quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
237 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 237 fires within 5 miles of Ferenbaugh between 1992 and 2020, burning about 317 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 28 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 | 109 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Smoking | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
| 24 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 2 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 19 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 19 September 2007 | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Ferenbaugh: 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zirconium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corning Plant | Zirconium | Unknown | ||
| Atwood Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| East Corning Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| East Corning Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rhinehart Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Rhinehart Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ferenbaugh in 7 storm reports between 2013 and 2026: 6 thunderstorm wind, 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 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ferenbaugh | $24,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree, power lines, and three utility poles on Mormon Hollow Drive. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ferenbaugh | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ferenbaugh | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a pickup truck. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ferenbaugh | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires across the road. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ferenbaugh | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and a car became stuck. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ferenbaugh | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires with a tree catching on fire. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Ferenbaugh | - | Post Creek was flooding, and threatening the Ferenbaugh Campground. Camp residents were being evacuated along Route 414. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dyke | 2.0 miles | 23 | |
| Denmark | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Hornby | 3.8 miles | 23 | |
| Gibson | 4.2 miles | 23 | |
| Corning | 4.5 miles | 23 | |
| Riverside | 4.9 miles | 23 | |
| East Corning | 5.1 miles | 32 | |
| Painted Post | 5.2 miles | 23 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122565983 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 949977. 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.








