Pompey, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Pompey town. It lies in ZIP code area 13084. The Survey maps it on the Jamesville quadrangle.
Then and now
1900 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 86 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Pompey
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 1 record
Oran Community Churchlisted 2002
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 28 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.
- 1900 USGS Tully quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1943 USGS Jamesville quadrangle1:31680
- 1943 USGS Jamesville quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Jamesville quadrangle1:25000
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jamesville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Tully quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Jamesville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
94 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Pompey between 2000 and 2020, burning about 113 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 7 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 | 62 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 August 2014 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 1 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
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 Pompey: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitchings Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rock Cut Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
12 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pompey in 12 storm reports between 2004 and 2023: 6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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 2004 | Lightning | Pompey | $100,000 | Lightning started a fire destroying a detached two car garage on Henneberry Road in Pompey. The garage had in it woodworking equipment and a front end loader. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pompey | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees. A tree fell on a house. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pompey | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pompey | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down several trees on Cemetery Road between Number 4 Road and Number 5 Road. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pompey | $5,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm resulted in trees being knocked over. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pompey | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Pompey | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Pompey | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Pompey | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Pompey | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Pompey | - | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Hail | Pompey | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Log City (historical) | 1.0 miles | 28 | |
| Swift Corner | 2.3 miles | 27 | |
| Berwyn | 2.6 miles | 27 | |
| Pompey Center | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Onativia | 3.9 miles | 28 | |
| Watervale | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Collingwood | 4.2 miles | 27 | |
| Big Bend | 4.2 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 960877. 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.











