Mud Mills, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Arcadia town. It lies in ZIP code area 14513. The Survey maps it on the Newark quadrangle.
Then and now
1899 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 85 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
8 surveys from 22 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.
- 1899 USGS Palmyra quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1902 USGS Palmyra quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Newark quadrangle1:31680
- 1952 USGS Newark quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
131 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of Mud Mills between 2001 and 2020, burning about 94 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 32 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 | 59 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Mud Mills: 6 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackmar's Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Port Gibson Quarries | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Winslow Heth Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Abam Cleason Co. Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bauer's Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bauer's Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Graf Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Highway Dept Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mud Mills in 8 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mud Mills | $50,000 | County emergency management reported a barn blown down. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mud Mills | $15,000 | Law enforcement reports wires downed by thunderstorm winds on Hydesville Road. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Mud Mills | $8,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mud Mills | $5,000 | Trees and wires downed in the Town of Arcadia. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Mud Mills | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mud Mills | $2,000 | Trees and wires were downed. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mud Mills | $2,000 | Trees and wires down on Bowers and Shuler Roads. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Mud Mills | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydesville | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| Green Meadows Park | 2.0 miles | 22 | |
| Newark | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Mayo Park | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Fairville | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Marbletown | 3.8 miles | 22 | |
| Vienna Estates | 4.1 miles | 22 | |
| East Palmyra | 4.4 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 958047. 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.







