Indian Falls, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Pembroke town. It lies in ZIP code area 14036. The Survey maps it on the Akron quadrangle.
Then and now
1897 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 87 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 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.
- 1897 USGS Medina quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1949 USGS Akron quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Medina quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Akron quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Akron quadrangle1:25000
- 1984 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
151 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of Indian Falls between 1999 and 2020, burning about 102 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 14 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 | 90 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Indian Falls: 7 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sulfur, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Alabama Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| American Gypsum Co. Shaft | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Akron Gypsum Co.Shaft | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| American Gypsum Co. Shaft | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Oakfield Gypsum Products Corp. Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Plant | ||
| Pheonix Gypsum Company Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Standard Plaster Co. Workings | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Test Holes For Gypsum | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | ||
| Universal Gypsum and Lime Co. Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Indian Falls in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Falls | $20,000 | Large tree branch downed at intersection of Alleghany Road and Akron Road. Trees also downed on Akron Road, Little Falls Road, and Phelps Road. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Falls | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Falls | $10,000 | The Genesee County Sheriff reported trees down. |
| September 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Indian Falls | - | NWS Storm Survey confirms brief, weak EF-0 tornado in the Hamlet of Indian Falls from near NY Route 77 to Little Falls Road. About a half dozen trees were damaged or blown down, but all trees showed significant rot. Max winds were 75 mph, path length was 0.2 miles, width 50 yards, and duration was 2 minutes. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brick House Corners | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Pembroke Center | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Pembroke | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Basom | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| North Pembroke | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Cookville | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Corfu | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| South Alabama | 4.7 miles | 17 |
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 Indian Falls | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6020278 | 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 953650. 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.








