North Chemung, New York
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Baldwin town. It lies in ZIP code area 14861. It stands on Warren Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wellsburg quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 90 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
11 surveys from 26 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 Waverly quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1905 USGS Watkins Glen quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Wellsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Wellsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
134 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 134 fires within 5 miles of North Chemung between 1993 and 2020, burning about 160 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 11 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 | 76 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 23 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 22 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 16 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 14 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 2005 | Smoking | 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
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of North Chemung: 5 producers, 4 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.Murphy No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Chemung Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Chemung Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Chemung Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Chemung Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Frank Treat Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Frank Treat Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lowman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Chemung in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 2 tornado, 1 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | North Chemung | $100,000 | An EF1 tornado touched down just east of Elston Hollow Rd with a path length of 6 miles and a maximum width of 150 yards. This tornado produced 100 mph winds and snapped and uprooted numerous trees along its path. A barn was completely collapsed and one barn had its roof blown off. A pickup truck was lifted and dropped between 6 to 12 feet away. A trailer attached to the truck was dragged up to 12 feet away. Several homes were also damaged. |
| July 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | North Chemung | $35,000 | A tornado touched down and moved up and down over ridges and valleys for almost 14 miles. The first touch down was across Route 1 in North Chemung. The tornado moved east, eventually moving out of Chemung County into Tioga county just northwest of the Town of Lockwood. The majority of damage was to softwood and hardwood trees which were uprooted or snapped. Unlike the extensive straight-line wind damage found to the south of this track, this damage clearly had signs of circular motion in a very concentrated and narrow path. The damage path averaged about 200 yards wide. Some homes, garages and sheds were damaged by wind with trim or siding torn or shingles off roofs. Some homes had more significant damage from trees falling on them. One barn was completely destroyed. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Chemung | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires on Jones Road. |
| July 2008 | Hail | North Chemung | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Elmira | 3.0 miles | 26 | |
| Hicks | 4.3 miles | 29 | |
| Birchland Park | 4.6 miles | 26 | |
| Holly Park Terrace | 4.7 miles | 26 | |
| Lowman | 5.1 miles | 26 | |
| Carriage Estates | 5.3 miles | 26 | |
| Dewittsburg Park Housing Project | 5.4 miles | 32 | |
| Owens Mills | 5.5 miles | 29 |
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 Q122548951 | 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 958743. 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.










