Guilford, New York
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Guilford town. It lies in ZIP code area 13780. It lies near Breffel Hill. The Survey maps it on the Guilford quadrangle.
Then and now
1915 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 70 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Guilford
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
Jewell Family Homesteadlisted 2017
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1915 USGS Unadilla quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Unadilla quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Guilford quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Guilford quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
46 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Guilford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 113 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 5 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 | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 June 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 May 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 May 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 23 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
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 Guilford: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubois S&G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Guilford in 15 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 flash flood, 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 2016 | Flash Flood | Guilford | $50,000 | Water was flowing across County Route 36 in several locations near Guilford and Guilford Center. Homes were flooded in the village along an unnamed stream. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilford | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Guilford | $25,000 | Several roadways flooded by intense thunderstorm rains. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Guilford | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines at Tall Pines Campground. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilford | $10,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in many trees being blown down and some lines knocked over near Oxford. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilford | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees in Guilford. |
| July 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Guilford | $5,000 | A brief tornado touch down occurred on Phillips-Odell Road. Convergent damage in the area included a flipped shed, some minor tree damage and a paddle boat blown approximately 50 yards from a lake. An eyewitness indicated that a rotating funnel of strong winds passed over the area at the time of the damage. The tornado initially touched down west of Phillips-Odell Road, then dissipated in a field east of the road. |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Guilford | $2,000 | Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused washouts along county routes 36 and 38. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Guilford | - | Penny and nickel size hail were also reported. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilford | - | Emergency management reported trees and wires blown down by thunderstorm winds. Some hail was also reported. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilford | - | SKYWARN storm spotters reported tree limbs down in East Guilford. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Guilford | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Guilford | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Guilford | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Guilford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford Center | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Parker | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Ives Settlement | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Yaleville | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Rockdale | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Haynes | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Mount Upton | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Rockwells Mills | 6.1 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 951905. 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.








