Jewett, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Jewett town. It lies in ZIP code area 12444. It stands on Roaring Brook. The Survey maps it on the Ashland quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Jewett
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
Jewett Presbyterian Church Complexlisted 2001
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1901 USGS Gilboa quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Gilboa quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1945 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:24000
- 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
89 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Jewett between 1993 and 2020, burning about 206 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 7 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 | 41 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2020 | Natural | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 14 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 31 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 August 2008 | 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
9 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jewett in 9 storm reports between 1994 and 2020: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2020 | Flood | Jewett | $85,000 | County Route 17 in Jewett was closed between Route 23A and Mill Hollow Road due to a washout. A power pole on the side of the road was also washed out. A complete rebuild of the road was required, and the road remained closed as of mid-February 2021. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewett | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewett | - | Large trees were reported down in Jewett due to thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2012 | Flash Flood | Jewett | - | Several roads in Jewett were reported to have been closed due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewett | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Jewett due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewett | - | Tree and wires were reported down in Jewett due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewett | - | A tree was reported down in Jewett due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jewett | - | Law enforcement officials reported that trees and wires were blown down. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Jewett | - | Route 77 closed due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Jewett | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Jewett Center | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Ashland | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Windham | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Lexington | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| South Jewett | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| North Lexington | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| Hensonville | 4.8 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 954025. 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.








