Harvard, New York
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Hancock town. It lies in ZIP code area 13756. It stands on Baxter Brook. The Survey maps it on the Corbett quadrangle.
Then and now
1923 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 62 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.
- 1923 USGS Walton quadrangle1:48000
- 1923 USGS Walton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1925 USGS Walton quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Corbett quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Harvard between 2005 and 2016, burning about 9 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 August 2007 | 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 2005 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 May 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 13 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 18 April 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.7 acres | 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 Harvard: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Branch Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| East Branch Quarry | Flagstone | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harvard in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2019: 2 flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2011 | Flood | Harvard | $2,000,000 | Moderate flooding occurred along the East Branch Delaware River near Harvard, NY. The river crested at 14.71 feet on September 7, 2011 at 9:45 AM. |
| August 2011 | Flood | Harvard | $50,000 | The East Branch of the Delaware River at Harvard crested at 13.31 feet at 1015 am EST August 28th, 2011. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harvard | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds blew down and snapped numerous trees. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Long Flat | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Shinhopple | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Pacatacan (historical) | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| East Branch | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Peakville | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Readburn | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Gregorytown | 4.1 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 952328. 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.








