Loring Crossing, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Cortlandville town. It lies in ZIP code area 13045. It lies near Carr Hill. The Survey maps it on the Homer quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Loring Crossing
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.
Cortland County Poor Farmlisted 1982 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 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.
- 1903 USGS Cortland quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1944 USGS Homer quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Homer quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Homer quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
134 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 134 fires within 5 miles of Loring Crossing between 2000 and 2020, burning about 105 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 18 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 | 60 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 1 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 August 2005 | 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
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Loring Crossing: 5 producers, 2 past producers. 5 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compagni Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Homer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Homer Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Homer Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mcconnell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Polkville Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Polkville Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| East River | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Cortland | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Pokeville | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| McGraw | 3.4 miles | 23 | |
| East Homer | 3.6 miles | 23 | |
| Blodgett Mills | 4.1 miles | 23 | |
| Pratt Corners | 4.4 miles | 22 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122597757 | 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 955998. 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.








