Forestport, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Forestport town. It lies in ZIP code area 13338. It stands on Alder Creek. The Survey maps it on the Forestport quadrangle. It stands 342 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1897 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 88 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
10 surveys from 25 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.
- 1897 USGS Remsen quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Remsen quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1945 USGS Forestport quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Forestport quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Utica quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
34 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Forestport between 1992 and 2020, burning about 36 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 25 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 17 August 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 July 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 4 July 2011 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Forestport: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burdick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Forestport in 18 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 13 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Flash Flood | Forestport | $15,000 | The public reported street and basement flooding throughout the area. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forestport | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees on wires. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forestport | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down multiple trees and wires on Tresle Road. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forestport | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires across roads in several locations just outside of the Forestport area. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forestport | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forestport | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a few trees. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forestport | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees in Punkeyville State Forest. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forestport | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forestport | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forestport | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forestport | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree which took with it several power lines. The tree and wires came down on Route 28 in the town of Forestport north of the hamlet of Alder Creek. Route 28 was closed for several hours. The time of the tree and wires coming down is approximate. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forestport | $1,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm resulted in a tree being knocked over. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forestport | $1,000 | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| January 2018 | Flood | Forestport | - | Water flooding streets and a basement on Newton Street. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forestport | - | Emergency management reported trees and wires blown down by thunderstorm winds in Forestport, Remsen, and Deerfield. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Forestport | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Forestport | - | no account filed |
| December 1996 | Flash Flood | Forestport | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodhull | 0.7 miles | 25 | |
| Alder Creek | 1.7 miles | 25 | |
| Honnedaga | 4.2 miles | 25 | |
| East Steuben | 4.7 miles | 25 | |
| Hawkinsville | 5.1 miles | 20 | |
| Woodgate | 6.1 miles | 22 | |
| Fink Hollow | 7.3 miles | 19 | |
| White Lake | 7.3 miles | 22 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Forestport | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q48740431 | 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 950433. 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.









