Kirkwood, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Kirkwood town. It lies in ZIP code area 13795. It lies near Doubleday Glen. The Survey maps it on the Binghamton East quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1985The 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.


On record in Kirkwood
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Conklin Town Halllisted 2006 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 24 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 Binghamton quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1937 USGS Binghamton East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Binghamton East quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Binghamton East quadrangle1:24000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Binghamton East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
122 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Kirkwood between 1995 and 2020, burning about 148 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 12 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 | 61 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2017 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 September 2017 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
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 Kirkwood: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conklin Gravel Bed | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Weber Road Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kirkwood in 18 storm reports between 1994 and 2018: 7 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkwood | 2 hurt, $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkwood | $50,000 | A low pressure system moved across the southern tier of New York during the afternoon of July 15th resulting in severe thunderstorms across parts of the Susquehanna Region. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines in parts of Broome, Chenango, and Cortland Counties. The most extensive damage occurred in Killawog and Kirkwood where trees fell on homes. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Kirkwood | $15,000 | Several streets were flooded in Kirkwood and surrounding areas. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Kirkwood | $10,000 | Streams and creeks were out of their banks flooding Route 11 and surrounding areas. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkwood | $10,000 | Trees were blown down closing part of Ostrum Road. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkwood | $5,000 | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Kirkwood | $3,000 | Herd Road was flooded in Kirkwood. |
| July 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Kirkwood | $1,000 | After a nearly continuous path of straight-line wind damage across southwest and south-central Broome county, a survey team confirmed a tornado touch down just east of Interstate 81 in the town of Kirkwood. The tornado path began on Burts Road, approximately 0.62 miles north-northwest of the Burts/Gorman Road intersection. At this location, multiple hard and soft wood trees were snapped or uprooted. Many fallen trees were oriented in a convergent pattern, which is consistent with tornadic damage. The tornado path continued in a south-southeast manner before lifting. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkwood | $1,000 | Several trees and wires were blown down. |
| August 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Kirkwood | $1,000 | A National Weather Service survey team confirmed a tornado near Kirkwood. The tornado first touched down at the bottom of a hill behind a stand of trees, with three trees heavily damaged. The tornado moved northeast for about 175 yards and then lifted. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirkwood | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Kirkwood | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Kirkwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Kirkwood | - | no account filed |
| September 2011 | Hail | Kirkwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Kirkwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Kirkwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Kirkwood | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conklin | 0.5 miles | 24 | |
| Conklin Station | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| Conklin Center | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| Corbettsville | 1.7 miles | 24 | |
| Langdon | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| Riverside | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Kirkwood Center | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Conklin Forks | 3.3 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 954715. 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.









