Interlaken, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Covert town. It lies in ZIP code area 14847. The Survey maps it on the Trumansburg quadrangle.
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 Interlaken
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 1 record
First Baptist Church of Interlakenlisted 2002
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 23 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 Genoa quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1942 USGS Trumansburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Trumansburg 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
- 1970 USGS Trumansburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
34 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Interlaken between 1998 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 4 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 | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 16 September 2018 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 31 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 30 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 July 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 July 2000 | 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 Interlaken: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrie Chapman No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Interlaken in 7 storm reports between 2004 and 2022: 7 thunderstorm wind. 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 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Interlaken | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Interlaken | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and lines on Holten Beach Road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Interlaken | $5,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in a few trees being knocked over. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Interlaken | $1,000 | Power lines were knocked down. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Interlaken | $1,000 | Trees and limbs were blown down on Main Street. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Interlaken | - | Trees were blown down on Powell Road and Railroad Avenue. Pea size hail also fell. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Interlaken | - | Trees were blown down in Interlaken and Trumansburg on the Seneca County side. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interlaken Beach | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Holton Beach | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Bergen Beach | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Kidders | 2.3 miles | 23 | |
| Cold Springs | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Sheldrake Springs | 3.3 miles | 25 | |
| Sheldrake | 3.5 miles | 23 | |
| Covert | 3.6 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 974030. 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.








