Jefferson, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Jefferson town. It lies in ZIP code area 12093. It lies near Woodchuck Hill. The Survey maps it on the Stamford quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Jefferson
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 3 records
Parker 13-Sided Barnlisted 1984- First Presbyterian Church of Jeffersonlisted 2012
- Jefferson Historic Districtlisted 2025
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1904 USGS Hobart quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1945 USGS Stamford quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1946 USGS Stamford quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Pepacton Reservoir quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
67 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Jefferson between 1993 and 2020, burning about 113 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 3 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 | 29 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 19 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 June 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
25 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jefferson in 25 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 19 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson | $22,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Jefferson | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson | $5,000 | no account filed |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson | $4,000 | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson | $1,000 | A tree was downed onto a road. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson | - | Local law enforcement reported a large tree down on North Harpersfield Rd west of Jefferson which lead to closure of the road. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson | - | Law enforcement reported a large tree down near the intersection of Route 10 and Route 43. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson | - | Trees and wires were downed in the Town of Jefferson including along West Kill Road. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson | - | A tree was downed on Route 10 in the town of Jefferson. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson | - | Wires were downed. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson | - | Trees and wires were reported down from thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Jefferson | - | Rebel Ridge Road in Eminence was closed due to flooding from repeated rounds of thunderstorm heavy rainfall. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Jefferson due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson | - | Trees and wires were downed in Jefferson as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson | - | Trees and wires were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Jefferson. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Jefferson | - | A National Weather Service storm survey determined that a tornado touched down along the side of a mountain ridge. Dozens of softwood and hardwood trees were sheared off or toppled in different directions. The tornado was an on the ground for nearly 1.6 miles, but due to the rural and mountainous location, only did damage to trees. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Jefferson | - | Penny size hail (measured) was reported during a thunderstorm in Jefferson. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Jefferson due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Jefferson | - | Nickel size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Jefferson. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson | - | Multiple trees were reported down in Jefferson as a result of strong thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Jefferson due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson | - | Trees were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds in Jefferson. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson | - | Trees were blown down and power lines were knocked down. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson | - | Trees blown down. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Jefferson | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Jefferson | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| West Jefferson | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| South Jefferson | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Vorman Corners | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Arabia | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Eminence | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Charlotteville | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| South Gilboa Station | 5.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 953958. 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.
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.







