Langdon, 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 Moore Island. 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.


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
148 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 148 fires within 5 miles of Langdon between 1995 and 2020, burning about 165 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 17 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 | 69 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
| 18 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Langdon: 1 past producer, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown No.1 Well | Salt | Prospect | ||
| Conklin Gravel Bed | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Weber Road Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
14 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Langdon in 14 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 7 flash flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Langdon | $50,000 | Multiple creeks were over their banks in the Town of Binghamton. Several roads were flooded, washed out and impassible. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Langdon | $50,000 | Flash flooding was reported along Carlin Creek. Water was entering homes. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Langdon | $30,000 | Flash flooding caused the closure of Route 11 due to high water. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Langdon | $25,000 | Moderate flooding occurred along the Susquehanna River near Conklin, NY. The river crested at 15.11 feet on April 7th at 4:00 AM. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Langdon | $15,000 | Severe thunderstorms rolled through southern Broome County early in the morning of the 15th. A microburst with estimated winds at 70 mph blew through Conklin damaging the Conklin Fire Station as a few bricks were knocked off. Numerous trees and branches were blown down in the adjacent neighborhood to the fire station. |
| January 2014 | Flash Flood | Langdon | $15,000 | An ice jam on Stratmill Creek caused up to one foot of water, and large ice chunks to spill onto Court Street on the east side of the City of Binghamton, New York. |
| January 2014 | Flash Flood | Langdon | $15,000 | An ice jam caused flood waters to spill into Schneiders Market near the Five Mile Point area. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Langdon | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree on a house on Wilbur Way. |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | Langdon | $8,000 | Park Creek was flooding the area and significantly impacting a bridge. Water was nearly to the road deck of the bridge. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Langdon | $6,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted a pair of trees onto a vehicle. The vehicle suffered heavy damage. A tow trailer was also lifted and moved. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Langdon | $5,000 | Schnurbusch Park is flooded, as well as residential yards across the street. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Langdon | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Langdon | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto roadway. |
| September 2009 | Hail | Langdon | - | 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 Center | 1.0 miles | 24 | |
| Kirkwood Center | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| Kirkwood | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| Fivemile Point | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Conklin | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| West Windsor | 2.7 miles | 24 | |
| Conklin Station | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Corbettsville | 3.6 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 955034. 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.









