Hedgesville, New York
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Woodhull town. It lies in ZIP code area 14801. The Survey maps it on the Cameron quadrangle.
Then and now
1924 to 1986The 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 20 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.
- 1924 USGS Woodhull quadrangle1:48000
- 1926 USGS Woodhull quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Woodhull quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Cameron quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Hornell quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
63 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Hedgesville between 1999 and 2020, burning about 116 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 8 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 | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hedgesville: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.Harrington No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Town of Cameron Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Woodhull Source | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hedgesville in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 3 flash flood. 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 2024 | Flash Flood | Hedgesville | $30,000,000 | Widespread and massive flash flooding of Tuscarora Creek and surrounding tributaries devastated roads, homes and businesses between, and including, the villages of Woodhull and Addison. Homes were pushed off foundations and were seen floating downstream smashing into area bridges. Dozens of people were rescued from flooded homes and vehicles and displaced in temporary shelters for weeks. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Hedgesville | $10,000 | Routes 471 was closed in both directions from Woodhull to Addison, and Route 15 was closed in both directions from the Steuben county line to the Pennsylvania state line. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Hedgesville | $1,000 | County Route 21 was closed due to water over roadways. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Cameron | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Cameron Mills | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Woodhull | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Cameron | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| East Woodhull | 4.8 miles | 20 | |
| Rathbone | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Jasper | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| West Cameron | 6.0 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 952530. 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.








