Mecklenburg, New York
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Hector town. It lies in ZIP code area 14886. The Survey maps it on the Mecklenburg quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 99 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
11 surveys from 35 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.
- 1893 USGS Ithaca quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Ithaca quadrangle1:62500, 13 printings
- 1905 USGS Watkins Glen quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Mecklenburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Mecklenburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
63 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Mecklenburg between 1993 and 2020, burning about 68 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 2 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 | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 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 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 August 2004 | 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 Mecklenburg: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Camden Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mecklenburg in 4 storm reports between 1998 and 2014: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mecklenburg | $15,000 | A severe thunderstorm downed several large trees and power lines in Mecklenburg as it passed through shortly after 6:00 pm EDT. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mecklenburg | $1,000 | Large tree limbs downed. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Mecklenburg | - | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Hail | Mecklenburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry City | 2.5 miles | 35 | |
| Reynoldsville | 3.2 miles | 30 | |
| Smith Valley | 3.4 miles | 35 | |
| Spaulding Corner | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Cayutaville | 4.7 miles | 35 | |
| Searsburg | 5.2 miles | 23 | |
| Bennettsburg | 5.8 miles | 30 | |
| East Steamburg | 5.9 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 974043. 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.










