Kenmore, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Tonawanda town. It lies in ZIP code area 14217. The Survey maps it on the Buffalo NE quadrangle.
Then and now
1894 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1894 against another survey:
On record in Kenmore
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
Eberhardt Mansionlisted 1983
Tonawanda Municipal Buildinglisted 2013- St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church Complexlisted 2022
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 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.
- 1894 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:62500, 12 printings
- 1948 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Buffalo NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Buffalo NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Buffalo NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
714 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 714 fires within 5 miles of Kenmore between 2000 and 2020, burning about 316 acres in total. 111 started naturally. 61 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 | 401 |
| Natural | 111 |
| Smoking | 75 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 61 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Kenmore: 3 unknowns, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Perlite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Perlite Plant | Perlite | Plant | ||
| Williams Gold Refin./ Buffalo, N.Y. | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Hanna Furnace Corp/ Buffalo, N.Y. | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Republic Steel/ Buffalo, N.Y. | Iron | Unknown |
Storms near this place
25 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kenmore in 25 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 15 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2013 | Flood | Kenmore | $150,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Kenmore | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Kenmore | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenmore | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Lightning | Kenmore | $30,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenmore | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenmore | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenmore | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Kenmore | $10,000 | Route 324 was closed due to high water from Colvin Boulevard to Belmont Avenue. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenmore | $10,000 | The media reported trees down on Stilwell Avenue. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenmore | $10,000 | Law enforecment reported trees and wires down on Oxford Avenue. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenmore | $10,000 | Law enforecment reported trees and wires down on Tremont Avenue. |
| May 2017 | Flood | Kenmore | $10,000 | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenmore | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenmore | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Kenmore | $8,000 | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenmore | $5,000 | A large tree branch fell on and damaged a call on Treadwell Road. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Kenmore | $5,000 | Niagara Falls Boulevard was closed from Alameda Avenue to Maple Road due to flooding. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenmore | $2,000 | Trees and wires were downed in the City of Buffalo on Taunton Place. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenmore | $1,000 | Several trees were downed in the City of Buffalo on Parker Ave. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenmore | $1,000 | Trees were reported down on Frontenac Street. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenmore | $1,000 | Trees were reported downed in Emlawn Memorial Park. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenmore | $500 | A tree was downed onto Westchester Boulevard. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Kenmore | - | A six hour rainfall report was received. |
| August 2019 | Heavy Rain | Kenmore | - | Heavy rain of 2.51 inches was reported in 60-90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellwood Park | 1.1 miles | 25 | |
| Kenilworth | 1.7 miles | 25 | |
| Brighton | 2.5 miles | 25 | |
| Soldiers Place | 2.8 miles | 25 | |
| Grover Cleveland Terrace | 3.4 miles | 25 | |
| Eggertsville | 3.5 miles | 25 | |
| Green Acres Valley | 3.5 miles | 28 | |
| Tonawanda | 3.8 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 954497. 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.










