Gypsum, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Manchester town. It lies in ZIP code area 14432. It stands on Sulphur Creek. The Survey maps it on the Clifton Springs quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Gypsum
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Harmon Cobblestone Farmhouse and Cobblestone Smokehouselisted 1992 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1902 USGS Phelps quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Clifton Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Canandaigua quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
158 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 158 fires within 5 miles of Gypsum between 2002 and 2020, burning about 101 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 44 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 | 80 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 19 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2018 | Smoking | 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
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Gypsum: 11 past producers, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackmar's Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Phelps Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Port Gibson Quarries | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Winslow Heth Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit No. 11 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jansen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jansen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mackenzie Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Manchester Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Manchester Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gypsum in 6 storm reports in 2025: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gypsum | $500 | Large tree downed blocking Route 88. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gypsum | - | A garage was destroyed. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gypsum | - | Roof damage occurred to several barns. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gypsum | - | The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey to examine damage in the Town of Phelps in Ontario County from April 29, 2025. Extensive hardwood tree damage was evident along McBurney Road just to the north of the New York State Thruway approximately two miles west of State Route 88. Tree damage continued down McBurney Road until about half of a mile before Falkey Road. Tree damage was evident along both sides of Stryker Road to the north of McBurney Road with multiple hardwood trees losing numerous large branches. In addition, there was extensive structural damage to multiple buildings on a farm at the corner of McBurney Road and Stryker Road. This included a large barn that was fully shifted off of its foundation. Another barn lost the majority of its metal roof. An old farm house adjacent to one of the barns experienced total structural collapse of the concrete block walls on two sides. ||Further up Stryker Road, a residence experienced the partial loss of roof flashing material and the total loss of a garage. Debris from the garage and roof were strewn across Stryker Road to the east-northeast of the former structure and into the trees about one-quarter of a mile away. ||Tree damage continued to the north and west along Stryker Road and along County Road 25. This included the uprooting of multiple hardwood trees in a mobile home park. Two of these very large trees fell onto residences in the mobile home park.||Based upon the lack of a concentrated damage path within a large swath of damage and by virtue of the fact the damage area was less than 2.5 miles in diameter, the National Weather Service storm survey team determined the damage was a result of straight line winds associated with a microburst.||Peak winds were estimated at 95 mph, the damage path length was 1.5 miles long and 1,850 yards wide. One injury was reported with this damage from the thunderstorms. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gypsum | - | Tree down on mobile home with significant damage. One occupant injured. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gypsum | - | Tree downed on mobile home. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| Clifton Springs | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Knickerbocker Corner | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| Manchester Center | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Phelps Junction | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| Port Gibson | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Phelps | 4.3 miles | 21 | |
| Orleans | 4.5 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 951963. 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.






