Masonville, New York
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Masonville town. It lies in ZIP code area 13804. It stands on East Masonville Creek. The Survey maps it on the North Sanford quadrangle.
Then and now
1924 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 61 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1924 USGS Deposit quadrangle1:62500
- 1926 USGS Deposit quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Deposit quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS North Sanford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
64 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Masonville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 81 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 10 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 | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 June 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 5 June 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 June 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 June 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Masonville: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howe Jesse Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Masonville Quarry | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Masonville Quarry | Clay | Producer | ||
| Town Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Masonville in 15 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 3 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Masonville | $35,000 | A line of severe thunderstorms plowed through the county with widespread wind damage. Many large trees and wires were knocked down in Masonville at 3:55 pm, in Walton around 4:10 pm, and in Delhi at 4:20 pm EDT. |
| April 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Masonville | $30,000 | A tornado touched down about 4 miles South Southeast of Bainbridge in Chenango County and tracked northeast about 3.2 miles, and then ended about 3 miles South of Sidney in Delaware County.||The tornado touched down between Interstate 88 and highway 206, on East Afton Road, where 2 power poles were snapped and a car was destroyed by a large tree branch. Another vehicle was also damaged. Several trees were snapped or uprooted. A barn had minor roof damage. The tornado continued northeast and crossed highway 206, where a farm equipment building and a mobile home were heavily damaged, and a storage trailer was destroyed. Other nearby homes had minor damage, and a carport was lifted and moved 75 feet. Farther down its path, the tornado intensified to a high end EF1 strength while traveling in the vicinity of Houck Drive. In this area, it uprooted or snapped many 1 to 2 foot diameter trees along its path, both hardwoods, maples, and softwoods, pines, with the largest more than 3 feet wide. It also caused structural damage to a single family residence and garage, while transporting a significant amount of debris a hundred yards or more. The tornado then crossed into Delaware county, downing several more trees on some properties along Highway 8 before dissipating. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Masonville | $25,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds demolished a trailer. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Masonville | $15,000 | Butts Road was damaged and closed by flash flooding over the roadway. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Masonville | $10,000 | 4 to 6 inches of water on State Route 8. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Masonville | $3,000 | Several trees and some wires were blown down. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Masonville | $3,000 | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Masonville | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Masonville | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down large tree branches. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Masonville | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a roadway. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Masonville | - | A stream went out of its banks and flooded parts of Butts Road. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Masonville | - | Numerous tree limbs were blown down. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Masonville | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Masonville | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Masonville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivanhoe | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Whitman | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| East Masonville | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Arctic | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Sidney | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Youngs | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Tacoma | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| South Unadilla | 5.3 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 956646. 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.








