Pharsalia, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Pharsalia town. It lies in ZIP code area 13844. The Survey maps it on the Pitcher quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 82 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
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1904 USGS Pitcher quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Pitcher quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Pitcher quadrangle1:31680
- 1944 USGS Pitcher quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 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
49 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Pharsalia between 1995 and 2020, burning about 68 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | BALSAM POND 1 |
| 27 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 22 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pharsalia in 10 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Pharsalia | $625,000 | The tornado touched down on county Route 7 in Pharsalia and produced EF1 damage to a few barns and some trees. The tornado traveled northeast approximately 8 miles before dissipating on Pigeon Hill Road in Pharsalia. Intensity for most of the path was estimated at EF1, however EF2 intensity was estimated along North Road and Center Road in Pharsalia. In those areas hundreds of large trees were snapped and uprooted leveling a dense forest. Over the hill a house trailer was lifted and demolished, a two story barn was demolished, a small pond had its water sucked out, and a jeep was moved several feet and hit with debris. Outbuildings were also destroyed. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | East Pharsalia | $15,000 | Flood inundation up to a residence along Geneganstslet Creek was occurring near the intersection of Hurlburt Road and Pike Road. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Pharsalia | $10,000 | Multiple trees were blown down on County Route 7. Poles with wires were blown down on County Route 10. |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | Pharsalia | $5,000 | Flash flooding led to a landslide across Route 23. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pharsalia | $5,000 | Trees were blown down on County Road 10. |
| August 2023 | Hail | East Pharsalia | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | East Pharsalia | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | North Pharsalia | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Pharsalia | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Pharsalia | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher Springs | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Northwest Corners | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| North Pitcher | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| East Pharsalia | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| South Otselic | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Pitcher | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| North Pharsalia | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Hydeville | 5.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 960272. 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.
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.








