Mumford, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Wheatland town. It lies in ZIP code area 14511. The Survey maps it on the Caledonia quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Mumford
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 2 records
First Baptist Church of Mumfordlisted 2010
First Presbyterian Church of Mumfordlisted 2002
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 23 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.
- 1904 USGS Caledonia quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Caledonia quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Caledonia quadrangle1:62500, 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
91 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Mumford between 2000 and 2020, burning about 71 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 14 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2020 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 17 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 15 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 August 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 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
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Mumford: 18 past producers, 3 producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Leroy Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Salt Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Leroy Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| North Leroy Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mumford in 2 storm reports between 2016 and 2021: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mumford | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported a large tree downed by thunderstorm winds at the intersection of Oatka Creek Road and Route 36. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mumford | $2,000 | Trees were reported downed onto Scottsville Mumford Road and Belcoda Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatland Center | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Belcoda | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Beulah | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Garbutt | 3.9 miles | 24 | |
| Clifton | 4.8 miles | 24 | |
| Five Points | 5.3 miles | 24 | |
| Riga | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| South Chili | 5.9 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 958157. 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.







