Georgetown, New York
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Georgetown town. It lies in ZIP code area 13072. It stands on Otselic Creek. The Survey maps it on the West Eaton 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 Georgetown
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 1 record
Spirit Houselisted 2006
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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 Morrisville quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1943 USGS West Eaton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS West Eaton quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Georgetown between 1992 and 2018, burning about 34 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 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 | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 May 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 22 May 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 7 April 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 27 April 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Georgetown: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit 1 & 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Georgetown in 10 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 4 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 2021 | Flash Flood | Georgetown | $10,000 | Flash flooding occurred on Route 26. Ditch scouring and a couple washouts were observed. |
| August 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Georgetown | $10,000 | A tornado briefly touched down along Parker Hill Road in Georgetown, NY. The tornado did extensive damage to a forest largely composed of Norway spruce and other softwood conifers. The tornado damage path was very narrow only being 30 yards wide. Maximum winds were estimated at 90 mph. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Georgetown | $10,000 | Route 26 was closed due to a mudslide over the roadway. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Georgetown | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires on Lebanon Road. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Georgetown | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted a large tree and knocked down multiple smaller trees. |
| July 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Georgetown | - | A local news station shared information of a funnel cloud spotted north of Georgetown. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Georgetown | - | Some hail was slightly bigger than 2 inches in diameter. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Georgetown | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Georgetown | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Georgetown | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Lebanon | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Lebanon | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Quaker Settlement | 5.5 miles | 18 | |
| Sheds | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Erieville | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Lebanon Center | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| Campbell | 6.8 miles | 19 | |
| West Eaton | 7.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 951019. 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.







