Hinsdale, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Hinsdale town. It lies in ZIP code area 14743. It stands on Oil Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hinsdale quadrangle.
Then and now
1898 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 88 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 19 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.
- 1898 USGS Olean quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1938 USGS Olean quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Olean quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Hinsdale quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Hinsdale quadrangle1:24000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Hinsdale quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Olean quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Hinsdale between 1992 and 2019, burning about 69 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 11 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 | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 June 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 June 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 June 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 June 2014 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Hinsdale: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William J. Lippert & Son S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hinsdale in 17 storm reports between 2002 and 2020: 10 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 1 lightning, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | Hinsdale | $40,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Lightning | Hinsdale | $35,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Hinsdale | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Hinsdale | $25,000 | no account filed |
| December 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinsdale | $25,000 | no account filed |
| January 2010 | Flood | Hinsdale | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinsdale | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinsdale | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinsdale | $15,000 | Trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinsdale | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinsdale | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported downed trees blocking several roads. |
| June 2012 | Flash Flood | Hinsdale | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinsdale | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinsdale | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinsdale | $8,000 | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Hinsdale | $5,000 | Flooding along Union Valley Road and Windfall Road in Olean. A bridge also washed out on Union Valley Road. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinsdale | $1,000 | Trees and wires were reported down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maplehurst | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| Haskell Flats | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Haydenville | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Baldwin Heights | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Lake View Terrace | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Ischua | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| North Olean | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Boardmanville | 5.7 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 952890. 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.










