Kiantone, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Kiantone town. It lies in ZIP code area 14701. It stands on York Run. The Survey maps it on the Jamestown quadrangle.
Then and now
1905 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 81 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
9 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.
- 1905 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
102 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Kiantone between 1992 and 2020, burning about 54 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 23 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 | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Kiantone: 1 prospect, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Salt, Natural Gas. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weiss No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Past Producer | ||
| A.Donelson No.1 Well | Salt | Prospect |
Storms near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kiantone in 10 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kiantone | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kiantone | $25,000 | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Flash Flood | Kiantone | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Kiantone | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kiantone | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| January 1999 | Flash Flood | Kiantone | $15,000 | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Flash Flood | Kiantone | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kiantone | $8,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kiantone | $500 | Tree downed in Kiantone. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Kiantone | - | South Main Street Extension closed from Bacon Road to the Pennsylvania state line due to high water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Frewsburg | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Fentonville | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Busti | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Jamestown | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Dodge | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Ivory | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Arowley Manor | 6.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 954585. 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.








