Greenwood, New York
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Greenwood town. It lies in ZIP code area 14839. It lies near Cole Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Greenwood quadrangle.
Then and now
1926 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 60 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
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.
- 1926 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 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
- 1965 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Hornell quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Greenwood between 1992 and 2016, burning about 48 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 May 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Greenwood in 13 storm reports between 2014 and 2025: 9 flash flood, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Greenwood | $35,000,000 | Widespread and massive flash flooding of Tuscarora Creek and surrounding tributaries devastated roads, homes and businesses between, and including, the villages of Greenwood and Jasper. Homes were pushed off foundations and were seen floating downstream smashing into area bridges. Dozens of people were rescued from flooded homes and vehicles and displaced in temporary shelters for weeks. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Greenwood | $50,000 | Flash flooding destroyed the exterior foundation wall of a residence. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Greenwood | $20,000 | A bridge was reported flooded and washing out. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Greenwood | $10,000 | Several roads reported to be flooded in the area. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Greenwood | $5,000 | Banks Hollow Road was closed due to water over roadway. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | West Greenwood | $5,000 | Slate Creek Road was closed due to water over bridge impacting the roadway. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Greenwood | $5,000 | Roads are flooded and washed out at the intersection of SR-417 and CR-63. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Greenwood | $3,000 | Water was rapidly flooding Route 417 making it impassable. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwood | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Greenwood | $1,000 | Flash flooding along Rock Creek over CR-62. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwood | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down onto a roadway. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwood | $1,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over a tree on highway 417 near Banks Hollow that blocked both lanes. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwood | - | Multiple trees were blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rough and Ready | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Rexville | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| West Greenwood | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Bennetts | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Barney Mills | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| West Union | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Young Hickory | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| McGraws | 6.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 951782. 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.
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.







