Peterboro, New York
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Smithfield town. It lies in ZIP code area 13035. The Survey maps it on the Morrisville quadrangle. It stands 1,296 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1902 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Peterboro
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 3 records
Gerrit Smith EstateNational Historic Landmark · listed 1997
Peterboro Land Officelisted 1984
Smithfield Presbyterian Churchlisted 1994
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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 Morrisville quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1943 USGS Morrisville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Morrisville quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
54 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Peterboro between 2000 and 2020, burning about 38 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 9 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 | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 10 August 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 July 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 July 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 16 June 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 May 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 May 2007 | 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 Peterboro: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxbow Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Oxbow Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
7 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Peterboro in 7 storm reports between 2004 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. The reports record 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Tornado (EF2) | Peterboro | 4 killed, $600,000 | A tornado touched down in Smithfield just 2 miles to the northeast of Peterboro. This EF2 tornado with a path length of 2.5 miles and a path width of 235 yard resulted in 4 fatalities in Smithfield. Three homes were destroyed and 5 additional homes sustained significant damage. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Peterboro | $340,000 | Widespread flash flooding of most creeks and urbanized areas occurred throughout the town of Eaton. Culverts and roads were washed out in several places. Some residences experienced flooding. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peterboro | $8,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm resulted in trees and wires being knocked over across Buyea Road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peterboro | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees and wires. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peterboro | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peterboro | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and wires. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Peterboro | $1,000 | A thunderstorm developed over the area and produced half dollar sized hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siloam | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Merrillsville | 3.7 miles | 26 | |
| Alene | 4.0 miles | 26 | |
| Stockbridge | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Williams Corners | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Fenner | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Morrisville | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| Munnsville | 5.4 miles | 18 |
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 Peterboro | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7177982 | 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 960231. 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.







