Grand Gorge, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Roxbury town. It lies in ZIP code area 12434. It stands on Jump Brook. The Survey maps it on the Prattsville quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 85 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 21 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.
- 1901 USGS Gilboa quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Gilboa quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1945 USGS Prattsville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Prattsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Pepacton Reservoir quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
39 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Grand Gorge between 2001 and 2020, burning about 40 acres in total. 5 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 | 21 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 20 July 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 July 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 11 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 25 June 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 Grand Gorge: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wawaywando Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grand Gorge in 4 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grand Gorge | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree near the intersection of Intake Road and NY-23. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grand Gorge | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees on Ferris Hill Road. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grand Gorge | $5,000 | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Grand Gorge | $2,000 | Flooding was occurring across County Route 23. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Gorge (historical) | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Hardscrabble | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Hubbell Corners | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Roxbury | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| Stamford | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| Vega | 7.6 miles | 17 | |
| West Settlement | 8.2 miles | 17 | |
| Hobart | 9.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 951480. 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.








