Middlesex, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Middlesex town. It lies in ZIP code area 14507. The Survey maps it on the Middlesex quadrangle.
Then and now
1900 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Middlesex
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 6 records
Bates Cobblestone Farmhouselisted 1992- John Carr Houselisted 1994
- Asahel Green Farmlisted 1994
- Middlesex Center Methodist Churchlisted 1994
- Overackers Corners Schoolhouselisted 1994
- Vine Valley Methodist Churchlisted 1994
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 25 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.
- 1900 USGS Naples quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Naples quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1913 USGS Naples quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Middlesex quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Middlesex quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Canandaigua quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
56 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Middlesex between 1992 and 2020, burning about 101 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 4 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 26 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 25 July 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 July 2011 | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Middlesex: 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Springs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hays Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Heys Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Heys Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Potter Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Potter Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Middlesex in 12 storm reports between 1995 and 2020: 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlesex | 1 hurt, $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees, wires, and utility poles. One tree fell on a house injuring a person inside. |
| June 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Middlesex | $75,000 | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Middlesex | $50,000 | The Acorn Valley Trailer Park was surrounded by water. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlesex | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlesex | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down several 6 inch diameter tree branches. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlesex | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlesex | $5,000 | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlesex | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Flood | Middlesex | $2,000 | Water was reported on several roads in Middlesex. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlesex | $2,000 | Trees and wires were blown down in Middlesex. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlesex | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed large limbs and wires. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Middlesex | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Corner | 1.1 miles | 25 | |
| Valley View | 2.5 miles | 25 | |
| Vine Valley | 3.1 miles | 25 | |
| Pine Corners | 3.2 miles | 25 | |
| Potter | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Rushville | 4.5 miles | 22 | |
| Friend | 5.5 miles | 21 | |
| Italy | 6.5 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 957152. 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.









