Glencairn, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Barton town. It lies in ZIP code area 14892. It stands on Reed Brook. The Survey maps it on the Barton quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 89 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
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1903 USGS Owego quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1906 USGS Catatonk quadrangle1:125000
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Barton quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Owego quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Barton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
85 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Glencairn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 253 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 7 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 | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 13 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 16 July 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Glencairn: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| George Root Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glencairn in 2 storm reports between 2011 and 2018: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2011 | Flash Flood | Glencairn | $2,000,000 | Catastrophic flash flooding was reported in the Barton area. Sulpher Springs Road was flooded along with many other roads and bridges. Severe damage was reported. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Glencairn | $5,000 | Flash flooding on Ellis Creek closed Route 17C. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Barton | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Lockwood | 3.3 miles | 29 | |
| Barton | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Reniff | 4.0 miles | 29 | |
| North Waverly | 4.3 miles | 29 | |
| Park Terrace | 4.7 miles | 22 | |
| Cedar Park Terrace | 4.8 miles | 29 | |
| Ellistown | 4.9 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972545. 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.










