Magee, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Tyre town. It lies in ZIP code area 13165. The Survey maps it on the Seneca Falls quadrangle.
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.


On record in Magee
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.
Wesleyan Methodist Churchlisted 1980 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1902 USGS Geneva quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Seneca Falls quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Seneca Falls quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Seneca Falls quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
103 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Magee between 1997 and 2020, burning about 806 acres in total. 11 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 | 54 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2004 | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Magee: 1 producer, 1 past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Gulch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Seneca Falls Well No.12 | Salt | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Magee in 3 storm reports between 2024 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Magee | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Magee | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a few trees on W Brook Road. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Magee | $1,000 | Water is reported flowing over Mills Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Church Corner | 2.0 miles | 23 | |
| Tyre | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Malcon | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Lehigh Valley Junction | 3.3 miles | 24 | |
| Waterloo | 4.0 miles | 24 | |
| Parr Harbor | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Town of Seneca Falls | 4.4 miles | 24 | |
| Munsons Corner | 4.4 miles | 23 |
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 Magee | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q20657242 | 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 956268. 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.








