Freeville, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Dryden town. It lies in ZIP code area 13068. It stands on Mud Creek. The Survey maps it on the Groton quadrangle. 498 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,043 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1898 to 1986The 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.


Population over time
2 figuresFreeville fell from 520 to 498 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 520 | |
| 2020 | 498 | -22 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 24 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.
- 1898 USGS Moravia quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Moravia quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1942 USGS Groton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Groton quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Groton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
70 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Freeville between 1999 and 2020, burning about 52 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 6 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 | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 20 July 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Freeville: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mott Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Osbecks Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Oskecks Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Talari Co-Talsons Jr. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Freeville in 14 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 12 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Freeville | $25,000 | Flooding of properties along Mott Road in Dryden reported via social media. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freeville | $12,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees around Freeville. One tree fell onto a car, and another large tree fell onto a house, resulting in minor roof damage. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freeville | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree and wires on NY Route 366. All lanes were closed between Upper Creek Road and Johnson Road. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freeville | $10,000 | Many trees and powerlines were blown down. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freeville | $7,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees and some wires. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freeville | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down multiple trees. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freeville | $5,000 | Multiple trees were blown down. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freeville | $5,000 | Multiple trees were blown down. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freeville | $3,000 | Strong winds from an outflow boundary knocked down trees and powerlines down onto roadway. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freeville | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freeville | $2,000 | Numerous tree branches were blown down. A wind gust was estimated at 60 mph after an anemometer measured over 40 mph then broke. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freeville | $1,000 | A large tree was blown down on wires, partially blocking Route 366. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freeville | - | This gust was measured by a roof top anemometer. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Freeville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Mills | 1.6 miles | 24 | |
| Willow Glen | 1.9 miles | 27 | |
| Peruton | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Lacy Corners | 2.6 miles | 24 | |
| Etna | 2.8 miles | 27 | |
| Peruville | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Country Manor Estates | 2.9 miles | 27 | |
| Dryden | 3.1 miles | 27 |
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 Freeville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q977219 | 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 950679. 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.









