Knoxboro, New York
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Augusta town. It lies in ZIP code area 13425. The Survey maps it on the Munnsville quadrangle. It stands 1,096 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1902 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 84 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
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1902 USGS Morrisville quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1943 USGS Munnsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Munnsville 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 Norwich quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
98 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Knoxboro between 2002 and 2020, burning about 44 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 22 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 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 July 2012 | Natural | 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
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Knoxboro: 9 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Mills Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Munnsville Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Oriskany Falls Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lanz Gravel Bed | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Marshall Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Munnsville Gravel Bed | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Vernon Gravel Bed | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eisler Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Kirkland Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lawless Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Knoxboro in 1 storm report in 2023: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Knoxboro | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked trees and wires down on Knoxboro Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Wells Corner | 2.3 miles | 26 | |
| Oriskany Falls | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Vernon Center | 4.6 miles | 25 | |
| Deansboro | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Small Corners | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Brothertown | 5.7 miles | 19 | |
| Forge Hollow | 6.0 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Knoxboro | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q48740322 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 954798. 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.







