Gang Mills, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Erwin town. It lies in ZIP code area 14870. It lies near Higman Hill. 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
252 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 252 fires within 5 miles of Gang Mills between 1992 and 2020, burning about 303 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 31 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 | 123 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Smoking | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Smoking | 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 |
| 28 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 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 |
| 22 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 2 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Gang Mills: 2 producers, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, 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 | ||
| E.Collins No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Canada Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Coopers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| East Corning Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gang Mills in 9 storm reports between 2005 and 2023: 9 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gang Mills | $20,000 | Telephone pole snapped by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gang Mills | $10,000 | Several trees and tree limbs down on US-15/I-99. Width of damage was about 1/4 mile. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gang Mills | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a house on Overbrook Drive. The house had some structural damage. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gang Mills | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a large tree across a roadway. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gang Mills | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down wires near 152 Forest Drive. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gang Mills | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gang Mills | $3,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in a few trees being knocked over in the area. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gang Mills | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew trees down. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gang Mills | - | Trees down on Forest Drive in the town of Erwin. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painted Post | 1.4 miles | 23 | |
| Riverside | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| Erwins | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Coopers Plains | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Corning | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Denmark | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| South Corning | 4.3 miles | 22 | |
| Gibson | 4.3 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 970157. 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.








