Montville, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Moravia town. It lies in ZIP code area 13118. It stands on Decker Creek. The Survey maps it on the Moravia quadrangle.
Then and now
1898 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 88 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Montville
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 5 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
House at 15 East Cayuga Streetlisted 1995 · 0.9 miles away
Henry Allen Houselisted 1995 · 0.9 miles away
Morse Farmlisted 1995 · 1.0 miles away- Church Street-Congress Street Historic Districtlisted 1994 · 0.8 miles away
- North Main Street Historic Districtlisted 1993 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1898 USGS Moravia quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Moravia quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Moravia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Moravia quadrangle1:31680
- 1949 USGS Moravia quadrangle1:25000
- 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
- 1971 USGS Moravia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
38 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Montville between 2002 and 2020, burning about 34 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 6 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 | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | 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 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 15 July 2002 | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Montville: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scipio-O'Toole Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Town of Locke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Town of Locke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Venice-O'Toole Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montville in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 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 | Montville | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees. One tree fell on a house, another on a car. Unknown if there were injuries. There were also reports of poles down. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Montville | $5,000 | State Highway 38A was impassible from high water at several points, including at Burdock Road, Sayles Corner Road, and Dresserville Road. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Montville | $4,000 | Water was reported over several town and village streets in, and near Moravia. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montville | $2,000 | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Montville | - | Water ran over roadways and downhill into a residence at the intersection of Dresserville Rd. and Dumplin Hill Rd. Water nearly surrounded the structure. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moravia | 1.0 miles | 25 | |
| Wilson Corners | 1.5 miles | 25 | |
| Toll Gate Corners | 1.6 miles | 25 | |
| Morse Mill | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Owasco Hill | 3.4 miles | 25 | |
| Locke | 4.0 miles | 25 | |
| Dresserville | 4.1 miles | 22 | |
| Southeast Owasco | 4.2 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 957567. 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.










