Leon, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Leon town. It lies in ZIP code area 14726. The Survey maps it on the Cherry Creek quadrangle.
Then and now
1900 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 86 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Leon
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 2 records
Leon Grange No. 795listed 2014
Leon United Methodist Churchlisted 2000
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1900 USGS Cherry Creek quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1941 USGS Cherry Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Cherry Creek 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
- 1986 USGS Jamestown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
45 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Leon between 1993 and 2019, burning about 46 acres in total. None started naturally. 16 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 | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 July 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 12 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 June 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 May 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 Leon: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Salt, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conewango Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| William Marsh No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leon in 13 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash 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 2015 | Flash Flood | Leon | $150,000 | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leon | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leon | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leon | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leon | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leon | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down on Riga Road by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leon | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported numerous trees and powerlines down. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Leon | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leon | $8,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down by thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leon | $5,000 | Trees and wires were downed in Leon. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leon | $2,000 | Multiple reports of trees down were received. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leon | $500 | Large pine tree down across Cherry Creek Road. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Leon | $500 | Tree downed across 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rays Corners | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Conewango | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Axeville | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| East Leon | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Skunks Corner | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| South Dayton | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Pope | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| Wesley | 6.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 955211. 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.







