Pre-emption, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Geneva town. It lies in ZIP code area 14456. 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 Pre-emption
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.
Parrott Halllisted 1971 · 0.4 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
211 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 211 fires within 5 miles of Pre-emption between 2000 and 2020, burning about 161 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 29 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 | 87 |
| Smoking | 48 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 30 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2016 | Natural | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2008 | Smoking | 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 |
| 24 September 2005 | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Pre-emption: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Geneva Plant | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pat O'Connor No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Oaks Corners Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Oaks Corners Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ontario Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pre-emption in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pre Emption | 2 hurt, $40,000 | A 62 year-old male and a 35 year-old-male had to be rescued from the collapsed structure. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pre Emption | $35,000 | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Pre Emption | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pre Emption | $12,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Geneva. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Pre Emption | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Pre Emption | - | Maxwell Ave. and N. Brook St. in Geneva closed due to flooding. Numerous other roads flooded in Geneva. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenox Park | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Geneva | 2.1 miles | 24 | |
| Fort Hill | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Dobbins Corner | 3.4 miles | 23 | |
| Melvin Hill | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Oaks Corners | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| Seneca Castle | 4.3 miles | 21 | |
| Billsboro Corners | 4.7 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 961106. 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.







