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Oxford, New York

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Oxford town. It lies in ZIP code area 13830. It stands on Clark Creek. The Survey maps it on the Oxford quadrangle. 1,330 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 974 feet above sea level.

Oxford within Chenango County

Then and now

1902 to 1985

The 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 sheet of Oxford, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Oxford, surveyed 1902

On record in Oxford

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 4 records

Population over time

2 figures

Oxford fell from 1,450 to 1,330 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,450
20201,330-120 (-8%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

49 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Oxford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 69 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined18
Debris and open burning17
Natural4
Arson/incendiarism4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 1999Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
30 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
23 August 1995Debris and open burning2.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
21 August 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
2 August 1999Natural1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
6 July 1999Natural1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
19 July 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
17 July 1997Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Chenango County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Oxford: 4 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Du Boise PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Thompson Fuel Service PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wehrli PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Whaley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Chenango County

Storms near this place

44 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oxford in 44 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 26 thunderstorm wind, 10 flash flood, 6 hail, 2 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
November 1996Tornado (F0)Oxford$75,000no account filed
November 1996Tornado (F0)Oxford$75,000no account filed
August 2016Flash FloodOxford$25,000Flash flooding with a debris jam was affecting County Route 35 just east of the Village of Oxford.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindOxford$20,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires in Oxford, Guilford, and Norwich.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindOxford$15,000A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and caused a large number of trees to be uprooted.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindOxford$15,000Reports were received of trees and wires blown down. One large tree landed on top of a car.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindOxford$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees throughout the county.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindOxford$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked some shingles off of a barn roof and damaged the exterior of the barn as well.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindOxford$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires.
June 2019Flash FloodOxford$10,000Water up to 8 inches deep was rushing through the village affecting roads and yards. The school was surrounded by flood waters.
June 2019Flash FloodOxford$10,000State officials reported most roads in Oxford were flooded and closed.
June 2019Flash FloodOxford$10,000Multiple roads were flooded and closed in the Oxford area, including County Road 32 and State Highway 220.
September 2018Flash FloodOxford$10,000Several roads around Oxford were flooded.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindOxford$10,000A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over, uprooted and sheared trees just north of the village of Oxford.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindOxford$10,000Trees and wires were blown down.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindSouth Oxford$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind knocked down multiple trees and wires.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindOxford$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees in Oxford.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindOxford$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindOxford$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree, which blocked a road.
July 2017Flash FloodOxford$5,000Flood water was flowing over portions of Route 12, with deep standing water at the intersection of Route 12 and Route 35.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindOxford$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindOxford$5,000no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindOxford$5,000no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindOxford$5,000no account filed
June 2022Thunderstorm WindOxford$2,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and wires at the intersection of Scott and Chenango Streets.
July 2021Flash FloodOxford$2,000A road was flooded and covered with mud and debris.
June 2019Flash FloodOxford$2,000Water and mud were reported rushing across Bradley Hill Road.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindOxford$2,000Trees were blown down on McCall Road in Oxford.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindOxford$2,000Trees and wires were blown down.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindOxford$2,000Trees and wires were blown down.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindOxford$2,000Trees and wires were blown down.
July 2006Flash FloodOxford$2,000Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused washouts along county route 32.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindOxford$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on Chenango Street.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindOxford$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto the road at the intersection of Lyon Brook and Wahlberg Roads.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindOxford$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto roadway, blocking both lanes.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindOxford$1,000A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over a tree which blocked the road in the vicinity of 2351 highway 220.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindOxford-Emergency management reported that a rotten tree was blown onto wires during a thunderstorm, causing the wires to fall. Some minor poor drainage flooding was also reported.
May 2000Flash FloodOxford-Numerous roads were closed due to flooding following heavy thunderstorm rains.
July 2012HailOxford-no account filed
September 2011HailOxford-no account filed
June 2008HailOxford-no account filed
August 2008HailOxford-no account filed
July 2008HailSouth Oxford-no account filed
August 2004HailSouth Oxford-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Chenango County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Haynes3.2 miles16
Tyner3.7 miles18
South Oxford3.9 miles16
Buckley Hollow4.4 miles18
Preston Center4.5 miles19
East McDonough6.0 miles18
Dibble Corner6.1 miles18
Guilford6.3 miles18

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 OxfordAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3461644The 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 959713. 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.