Lowman, New York
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Ashland town. It lies in ZIP code area 14861. It lies near Hoffman Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Wellsburg quadrangle. It stands 840 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1902 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Lowman
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 3 records
Chemung District School No. 10listed 2008
Dr. Hovey Everett Houselisted 2007
Riverside Cemeterylisted 2012
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 26 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 Waverly quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1905 USGS Watkins Glen quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Wellsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Wellsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
157 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 157 fires within 5 miles of Lowman between 2000 and 2020, burning about 126 acres in total. 13 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 | 99 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 24 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 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
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Lowman: 6 producers, 2 past producers. 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemung Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Chemung Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Chemung Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Chemung Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lowman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Maple Avenue Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Maple Avenue Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| No. 3 Maple Avenue Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lowman in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2022: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Lowman | $10,000 | Water was flowing across Interstate 86 near the Newtown Battlefield State Park. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowman | $10,000 | Numerous trees and wires were blown down in Baldwin and Chemung. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowman | $5,000 | Trees were blown down across Interior Road at the Garner Hill Campground. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lowman | $2,000 | Strong thunderstrom winds knocked down trees and wires. |
| January 2010 | Flash Flood | Lowman | - | Lowman Crossing was flooded due to heavy rains. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birchland Park | 0.7 miles | 26 | |
| Wellsburg | 1.0 miles | 26 | |
| Carriage Estates | 1.6 miles | 26 | |
| Holly Park Terrace | 1.8 miles | 26 | |
| East Elmira | 3.0 miles | 26 | |
| North Chemung | 5.1 miles | 26 | |
| Chemung | 5.3 miles | 29 | |
| Southport | 5.5 miles | 32 |
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 Lowman | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14706838 | 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 956121. 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.










