Himrod, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Milo town. It lies in ZIP code area 14842. The Survey maps it on the Dundee quadrangle. It stands 797 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1902 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Himrod
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.
- Himrod Baptist Churchlisted 1994 · 0.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 24 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 Ovid quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1942 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
80 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Himrod between 1992 and 2020, burning about 58 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 5 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 | 47 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 16 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 5 August 2005 | Other causes | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 16 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 15 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 August 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Himrod: 4 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Halite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Lake Mine | Halite | Past Producer | Halite | |
| Seneca Lake Mine | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Claude Pulver Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Holly Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Holly Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Milo Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
9 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Himrod in 9 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Himrod | $55,000 | Strong thunderstorms winds resulted in a swath of damage 1 to 3 miles north of Himrod. A roof was blown off in one piece from a farmhouse, the metal chute on the side of a silo had minor damage, numerous trees were knocked down and a set of power poles were broken. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Himrod | $25,000 | Numerous roads were flooded in the area. Some washouts were reported. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Himrod | $21,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds blew off the roof of an unoccupied house. Wires were also down. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Himrod | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto wires on Plum Point Road near the Showboat Hotel. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Himrod | $2,000 | Trees, wires, and power poles were knocked down. Lightning set transformers on fire. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Himrod | - | A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in wires being knocked down across the area. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Himrod | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Himrod | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Himrod | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Crossing | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| Milo Center | 3.9 miles | 24 | |
| Starkey | 4.1 miles | 24 | |
| Dundee | 4.7 miles | 24 | |
| Second Milo | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Porter Corner | 5.1 miles | 22 | |
| Lakemont | 5.3 miles | 24 | |
| Seneca Mills | 5.6 miles | 22 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Himrod | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q48740582 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 952874. 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.







