Harford, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Harford town. It lies in ZIP code area 13784. The Survey maps it on the Harford quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 89 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
11 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.
- 1903 USGS Harford quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1906 USGS Catatonk quadrangle1:125000
- 1949 USGS Harford quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Harford quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Harford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
52 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Harford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 54 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 16 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Harford: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Salt, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mott Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| P.Overbaugh No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Surburban No.2 Well | Salt | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harford in 10 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 hail, 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 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Harford | $15,000 | A tornado touched down near the intersection of Route 38 and Purvis Road in far eastern Tompkins County. It then moved northeastward through a mostly wooded area in Cortland County from Harford to Virgil. The most widespread damage was found along Clute Road where several trees were uprooted and snapped and a large shed/storage building had its roof partially torn off and partially collapsed. The tornado then brought down more trees along a property along Stafford Road before continuing northeastward to West River Road. Several snapped and uprooted trees were observed at residences along this road. The last observed damage was in a wooded area between West River Road and the Tioughnioga River and this is where the tornado lifted.||At the time that the tornado touched down in Tompkins County, it was an EF-0, but it became an EF-1 in Cortland County. The majority of damage occurred in Cortland County. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harford | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew trees down. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harford | $3,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and also damaged the roof of a mobile home. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harford | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and wires which blocked a roadway. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harford | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harford | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree on Owego Hill Road. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Harford | - | A severe thunderstorm produced 1 inch hail. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harford | - | Trees were blown down. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harford | - | Large branches were broken off by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2000 | Flood | Harford | - | Minor flooding was reported from blocked culverts due to heavy thunderstorm rains. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harford Mills | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Virgil | 6.1 miles | 23 | |
| Hunts Corners | 6.2 miles | 22 | |
| Lapeer | 6.9 miles | 22 | |
| East Virgil | 8.2 miles | 22 | |
| Messengerville | 9.1 miles | 22 | |
| Riverside Manor | 9.2 miles | 22 | |
| South Cortland | 9.6 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 952226. 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.










