BlockMaine, New York
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Maine town. It lies in ZIP code area 13760. It stands on Ketchumville Branch. The Survey maps it on the Maine quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 91 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
On record in Maine
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
Cyrus Gates Farmsteadlisted 1999
Maine Central Schoollisted 1998
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 30 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.
- 1901 USGS Apalachin quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Apalachin quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1906 USGS Catatonk quadrangle1:125000
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Endicott quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Maine quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Maine quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
146 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of Maine between 1993 and 2020, burning about 174 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 19 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 | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 29 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 26 August 2005 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Maine: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.G.Hotchkiss No.1 Well | Salt | Prospect |
Storms near this place
40 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maine in 40 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 25 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 7 hail. 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 2011 | Flash Flood | Maine | $5,000,000 | Catastrophic flash flooding occurred in the Town of Maine. Numerous roads, homes and bridges were severely damaged. Three to four feet of water flooded homes. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | $75,000 | A long lived bow echo type complex continued to plow eastward from Tioga county and produced additional damage across much of Broome county. Trees and power lines were first downed in the town of Maine around 440 pm EDT. Widespread wind damage followed downstream with numerous trees and wires toppled in the Triple Cities region (Endicott/Binghamton/Johnson City) from around 445 pm to just after 5 pm. Power was knocked out to thousands of customers in this area and several roads were blocked for a time from falling trees. As the cell progressed eastward to the Kirkwood and Conklin areas, more trees were uprooted or otherwise knocked down by the strong winds. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Maine | $50,000 | Several areas in the western part of the county experienced problems due to flash flooding. The communities of Endicott, Endwell and Maine reported several roads flooded, washouts, and basement flooding. Several vehicles were stranded due to high water at road intersections and in parking lots. |
| January 2010 | Flash Flood | Maine | $40,000 | Route 26 was flooded about one quarter mile north of the village of Maine. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | $30,000 | A large portion of a roof was torn off a barn along with numerous trees blown down |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | $15,000 | no account filed |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Maine | $10,000 | Nanticoke Creek reported to be flooding several locations along Tiona and Nanticoke Roads. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | $10,000 | Scattered trees and powerlines were knocked down by strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted multiple trees along Pollard Hill Road. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees in Maine. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees across a road. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a large tree across both lanes of Route 26. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Maine | $5,000 | Route 26 was closed due to flooding near Glen Aubrey. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | $5,000 | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | $5,000 | A roof was blown off a mobile home. Trees and wires were also blown down in the towns of Fenton and Chenango. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorms moved across eastern New York on the afternoon and evening of July 7th as a stationary front lay across the Mohawk Valley. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines in many areas while intense lightning started several fires and killed a man in Albany. In addition torrential downpours resulted in some flash flooding as well as flooding of poorly drained low lying areas. Among the areas hardest hit were the Capital District Region where over 10,000 customers were left without electricity. In Albany a 34 year-old man was struck and killed by lightning as he was holding a metal weed trimmer, while a horse standing in a field near a tree was struck and killed by lightning in Fort Ann. Other areas hard hit included Saugerties, Norwich, Leonarrowdsville, and Kingsbury where numerous trees were downed some of which fell on cars and homes. Urban Flooding was reported in Mechanicville and Hudson Falls as storm drains backed up. While flash flooding occurred in Tioga County where many creeks were out of their banks and in northern Sullivan County where up to two feet of water was across roads from Roscoe to Lake Muskoday to Basket and trees were downed by flood waters. M34O |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | $3,000 | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | $3,000 | no account filed |
| October 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | $2,200 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires. As a result, a transformer caught on fire. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Maine | $2,000 | Nanticoke Road has water over it and is closed to all traffic. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | $2,000 | Trees and wires were blown down throughout western portions of the county. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | $2,000 | Strong winds blew down several trees onto power lines throughout the county. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | $2,000 | Tree down with power lines on King Hill Road. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and wires onto a roadway. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Maine | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | $250 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down large branches on Daughtery Road. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Maine | - | Estimated golf ball size hail via social media photo. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Maine | - | Flooding was occurring on Nanticocke Road near the Maine Memorial School. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | - | Tree was blown down across road. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | - | Thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires on Tiona Road. |
| May 2000 | Flash Flood | Maine | - | A backyard was flooded by heavy thunderstorm rains. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maine | - | Storm spotters reported trees blown down along Kattelville Road, Smith Hill Road, and Farm to Market Road. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Maine | - | Trained spotters reported golf ball size hail and trees down in Maine. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Maine | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Maine | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Maine | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Maine | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Center | 2.9 miles | 30 | |
| East Maine | 3.6 miles | 23 | |
| Tiona | 4.0 miles | 30 | |
| West Chenango | 5.2 miles | 23 | |
| Glen Aubrey | 5.3 miles | 20 | |
| West Corners | 5.7 miles | 30 | |
| Nanticoke | 5.7 miles | 20 | |
| New Ireland | 5.7 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 956288. 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.