Hanover Center, New York
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Hanover town. It lies in ZIP code area 14136. The Survey maps it on the Silver Creek quadrangle.
Then and now
1899 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 87 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 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.
- 1899 USGS Silver Creek quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Silver Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1944 USGS Silver Creek quadrangle1:31680
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Silver Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Silver Creek quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
142 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of Hanover Center between 2000 and 2020, burning about 97 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 18 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 | 85 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 10 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 Hanover Center: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hanover Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
4 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hanover Center in 4 storm reports between 1999 and 2017: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover Center | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover Center | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down by thunderstorm winds on Hanford Road. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover Center | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines on Hanover Road. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanover Center | $10,000 | Trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennison Corners | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Silver Creek | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Keaches Corners | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Smith Mills | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Hanford Bay | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Sunset Bay | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Hawkins Corner | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Irving | 3.6 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 952174. 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.








