Hume, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Hume town. It lies in ZIP code area 14735. It stands on Sixtown Creek. The Survey maps it on the Houghton quadrangle.
Then and now
1906 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 80 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 17 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.
- 1906 USGS Angelica quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1941 USGS Angelica quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Houghton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Houghton quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Olean quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
59 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Hume between 2002 and 2019, burning about 98 acres in total. 3 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 | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 May 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 May 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 170 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 170 specimens collected within 10 miles of Hume between 1860 and 1974: 105 Animalia, 56 Plantae, 7 Fungi, 2 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Andrew R. Moldenke, Ball & King, Ball, G. E. and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Coleosporium Lév., 1847 | 1936 | T.B. Rundle | |
![]() | Septoria convolvuli Desm. | 1939 | M. F. Barrus | Smith Bros. Farm |
![]() | Wynnea americana Thaxt. | 1967 | G. M. Smith | Near Letchworth |
![]() | Leucichthys Dybowski, 1874 | 1860 | C. Heacox | Caneadea Dam or Rushford Lake |
![]() | Acronicta albarufa Grote, 1874 | 1877 | Lintner | Center |
![]() | Acronicta tritona Hübner, 1818 | 1877 | Lintner | Center |
![]() | Epiglaea decliva Grote, 1874 | 1877 | not recorded | Center |
![]() | Lithophane amanda Smith, 1900 | 1877 | Lintner | Center |
![]() | Lithophane querquera Grote, 1874 | 1877 | Hill, W.W. | Center |
![]() | Lithophane semiusta Grote, 1874 | 1877 | Lintner | Center |
![]() | Lithophane tepida Grote, 1874 | 1877 | Hill, W.W. | Center |
![]() | Molothrus ater ater (Boddaert, 1783) | 1885 | Charles C. Cook | Centerville |
All 170 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
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 Hume: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Salt, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hume Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Matt Connor No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Salt Well | Salt | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hume in 12 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 2000 | Flash Flood | Hume | $750,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hume | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down by thunderstorm winds on Mills Road. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hume | $15,000 | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hume | $12,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hume | $12,000 | Law enforcement reported numerous trees down. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hume | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hume | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hume | $2,000 | Trees and wires were downed in Hume. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hume | $2,000 | Trees were reported down in the Town of Hume. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hume | $1,000 | Trees were reported down. |
| December 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hume | $500 | A tree was downed in Hume. |
| March 2026 | Flash Flood | Hume | - | Flooded roadways with numerous roads closed around Hume. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fillmore | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Mills Mills | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Houghton | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Wiscoy | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Higgins | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Rossburg | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Centerville | 6.0 miles | 17 | |
| Caneadea | 6.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 953432. 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.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
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.




















