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Hornell, New York

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Hornellsville town. It lies in ZIP code area 14843. It stands on Chauncey Run. The Survey maps it on the Hornell quadrangle. 8,263 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,161 feet above sea level.

Hornell within Steuben County

Then and now

1915 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 71 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Hornell, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Hornell, surveyed 1915

On record in Hornell

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 7 records

Population over time

2 figures

Hornell fell from 8,563 to 8,263 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20108,563
20208,263-300 (-4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

150 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Hornell between 1994 and 2020, burning about 157 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 22 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/undetermined85
Arson/incendiarism22
Smoking14
Natural11
Debris and open burning8
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Recreation and ceremony2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2018Arson/incendiarism3.1 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
26 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
25 September 2017Arson/incendiarism6.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
17 September 2007Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
1 September 2010Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 August 2018Arson/incendiarism1.4 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Steuben County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Hornell: 2 producers. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
State SourceSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wickham PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Steuben County

Storms near this place

37 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hornell in 37 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 25 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 2 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2002Thunderstorm WindHornell2 hurt, $2,000Trees and wires were downed in Hornell and North Hornell. 600 customers lost electric power. Two people were injured from a falling tree branch in Hornell at the corner of Main and Collier Streets. The male victim suffered a shoulder injury while the female victim suffered head and neck injuries. The woman was treated and released at the hospital. In Bath a tree fell on a barn and another tree fell on County Route 24. A tree also fell in Almond.
September 1998Thunderstorm WindHornell$125,000A fast moving line of thunderstorms intensified to severe limits as it pushed east-southeastward across the county early in the afternoon. Widespread wind damage was the result. Numerous trees and wires were downed in Hornell as the storm moved through that area just after 100 pm EDT. Thereafter, the storms continued to leave a legacy of downed trees and power lines through Howard and Cameron Townships. Around 130 pm EDT, severe thunderstorms ripped through the town of Corning. The north side of town was hardest hit with dozens of trees toppled and some minor structural damage inflicted to homes from falling tree limbs.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindHornell$15,000A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in multiple trees being knocked down across the area.
May 1998HailHornell$15,000A severe thunderstorm moving across the county produced large hail ranging from 3/4 to 1 3/4 inches in diameter in Hornell, Addison, and Andover between 4:20 and 4:27 pm EDT. Several automobiles had cracked or smashed windows from the falling hailstones near Andover as sizes grew to that of a golf ball.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindHornell$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds resulted in multiple reports of trees knocked down. A tree also fell down onto a residence.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindHornell$10,000A severe thunderstorm moved across the county during the early afternoon. Trees and wires were blown down in Hornell and Atlanta at 2:15 pm EDT.
September 1998Thunderstorm WindHornell$10,000A line of thunderstorms moved southward into the county and briefly intensified to severe limits. Strong wind gusts toppled trees and power lines in and around Hornell.
May 2025Flash FloodSouth Hornell$5,000County Route 68 at Honey Run Road was closed due to water over roadway.
July 2025Flash FloodHornell$5,000Flooding of several roads and streets was reported around the intersection of State Route 36 and County Route 21.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindHornell$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees across Hornell.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindHornell$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree, which blocked County Road 68.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindSouth Hornell$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree on a roadway near 6138 County Road 29.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindHornell$5,000A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in a few trees being knocked over. One tree blocked a portion of a roadway.
August 2024Flash FloodHornell$3,000Several roads were flooded in the city with water reported to be near homes.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindHornell$3,000A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in a few trees being knocked over. One tree blocked a portion of a roadway.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindNorth Hornell$2,500Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees near I-86 and County Route 21.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindSouth Hornell$2,000A large tree was blown down on Flanagan Road.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindSouth Hornell$2,000A tree was blown down, blocking Beecher Road.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindHornell$2,000An 80 foot tree was blown down.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindHornell$1,000A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked trees over which blocked roadways.
December 2006Thunderstorm WindHornell$1,000Several trees were knocked down.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindSouth Hornell-Numerous trees and wires were blown down in Hornellsville by thunderstorm winds.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindHornell-Numerous large tree branches were broken.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindSouth Hornell-Numerous limbs were blown down in the Cunningham Creek area.
June 2008HailHornell-Penny size and one inch hail was also reported from this storm.
June 2008HailHornell-One inch hail was also reported with this storm.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindHornell-Tree down.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindHornell-Law enforncement reported a tree blown down by thunderstorm winds.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindHornell-Newspaper reports indicate that part of a tree was blown onto power lines by thunderstorm winds.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindHornell-Tree down from thunderstorm winds.
August 2000LightningHornell-Lightning strikes kocked out power to 650 people in and around Almond, 5 miles west of Hornell.
May 2012HailHornell-no account filed
June 2011HailHornell-no account filed
June 2011HailHornell-no account filed
June 2008HailSouth Hornell-no account filed
October 1999Thunderstorm WindHornell-no account filed
September 1996HailHornell-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Steuben County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
North Hornell1.3 miles21
South Hornell1.8 miles21
Webbs Crossing2.9 miles21
Butcher Corner4.7 miles21
Canisteo4.9 miles21
Fremont4.9 miles21
Arkport5.0 miles21
Big Creek5.4 miles21

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 HornellAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1378011The 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 975771. 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.