North Afton, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Afton town. It lies in ZIP code area 13730. It stands on Wilkins Brook. The Survey maps it on the West Bainbridge quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1985The 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.


Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1902 USGS Coventry quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Oxford quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Oxford quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS West Bainbridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS West Bainbridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
92 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of North Afton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 189 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| 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 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 August 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 2 August 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 16 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 July 2003 | 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 North Afton: 2 producers. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afton Town Pit Aldagreen Road | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Route 7 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Afton in 2 storm reports between 2014 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Afton | 1 hurt, $20,000 | A microburst with maximum wind speeds of 90 mph, a path length of 6 miles and a path width of 0.5 miles uprooted numerous trees near the Afton area between 830 and 845 pm EDT. The microburst overturned two large farm hay wagons and peeled part of a roof off of a barn. Many trees were damaged at the Afton Golf Course. Initial reports indicate a motorcyclist was injured when a tree branch fell on him. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Afton | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree which was blocking a road. The winds were associated with the strong outflow boundary from the storm. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afton | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Blackesley Corner | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| West Bainbridge | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Middle Bridge | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Bainbridge | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Union Valley | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Coventryville | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Bettsburg | 4.6 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122553566 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 958663. 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.









