Inverness, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1983. It stands in York town. It lies in ZIP code area 14533. The Survey maps it on the Caledonia quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 79 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
8 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.
- 1904 USGS Caledonia quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Caledonia quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Caledonia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Canandaigua quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
75 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Inverness between 2000 and 2020, burning about 52 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 16 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 | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| 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 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 15 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 30 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Inverness: 11 past producers, 6 producers, 1 plant. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Natural Gas, Halite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Retsof Shaft | Halite, Potassium, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | 1884 | |
| C.Davis No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Past Producer | ||
| E.Whitney No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Past Producer | ||
| Fuller Shaft | Salt | Producer | ||
| J.J.Gilmore No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Livingston Salt Co.Well No.1 | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Retsof Shaft & Mill | Salt | Plant | ||
| Salt Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| York Salt Co.Well No.1 | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
1 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Inverness in 1 storm report in 2016: 1 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 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Inverness | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fowlerville | 1.3 miles | 23 | |
| Fraser | 1.5 miles | 23 | |
| York Center (historical) | 1.5 miles | 24 | |
| York | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| Taylor | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Toggletown | 3.5 miles | 23 | |
| Craigs | 3.5 miles | 23 | |
| Retsof | 4.0 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972652. 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.







