Oaks Corners, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Phelps town. It lies in ZIP code area 14532. The Survey maps it on the Phelps quadrangle. It stands 492 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1902 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 81 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 21 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 Phelps quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Phelps quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Phelps quadrangle1:24000, 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
197 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 197 fires within 5 miles of Oaks Corners between 2000 and 2020, burning about 165 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 39 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 | 87 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 39 |
| Smoking | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 30 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Oaks Corners: 11 past producers, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Geneva Plant | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pat O'Connor No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Phelps Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Five Points Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Five Points Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Long Branch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Long Branch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Oaks Corners Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Oaks Corners Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oaks Corners in 10 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. The reports record 2 deaths. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oaks Corners | 2 killed, $35,000 | Officials reported two people were killed when a tree fell on their car. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oaks Corners | $20,000 | no account filed |
| November 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oaks Corners | $4,000 | Reports of trees and wires downed in Phelps and Geneva. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oaks Corners | $2,000 | Multiple reports of trees and wires down were received. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oaks Corners | $1,500 | Tree and wires downed on Carter Road south of Cross Road. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oaks Corners | $500 | Tree and limbs in roadway, blocking only one lane of the road. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oaks Corners | $500 | Tree downed on Welch Road. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oaks Corners | $500 | Tree downed on Pre Emption St. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oaks Corners | - | Tree downed blocking both lanes on Pre Emption Road. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Oaks Corners | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unionville | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Fort Hill | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Five Points | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| West Junius | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Melvin Hill | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Phelps | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Dobbins Corner | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Pre-emption | 3.8 miles | 21 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Oaks Corners | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q48740559 | 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 959179. 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.







