Orleans, 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 14432. The Survey maps it on the Phelps quadrangle.
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.


On record in Orleans
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Oliver Warner Farmsteadlisted 1988 · 0.9 miles away
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
90 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Orleans between 2002 and 2020, burning about 50 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 24 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 | 45 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
| 24 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 27 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 August 2005 | 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 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Orleans: 6 past producers, 5 producers. 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phelps Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit No. 11 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mackenzie Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Manchester Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Manchester Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Phelps Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Plant Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Salsbury Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Smith Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Smith Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Orleans in 1 storm report in 2019: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orleans | $500 | A tree was reported down onto Taylor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Castle | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| Melvin Hill | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Knickerbocker Corner | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Clifton Springs | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Phelps Junction | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Fort Hill | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| Hopewell Center | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Phelps | 4.0 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 959484. 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.







