Pulteney, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Pulteney town. It lies in ZIP code area 14874. It lies near Wagener Glen. The Survey maps it on the Pulteney quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Pulteney
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
- Western New York Wine Companylisted 2014
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.
- 1903 USGS Penn Yan quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1942 USGS Pulteney quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Pulteney quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 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
64 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Pulteney between 1994 and 2020, burning about 73 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 8 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 | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 August 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 June 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 June 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 June 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 15 June 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 June 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Pulteney: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.M.Russell Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Camp Erie Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Camp Erie Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pulteney Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pulteney Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pulteney in 11 storm reports between 2005 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 3 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | South Pulteney | $165,000 | Numerous roads in the area were washed out, or damaged by severe flooding. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulteney | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and wires. 13 homes sustained damage from falling trees. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | South Pulteney | $25,000 | Several road washouts were reported along County Routes 76 and 54A. |
| March 2026 | Flash Flood | Pulteney | $2,000 | Officials reported water over the road in this area. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Pulteney | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds twisted an outside industrial tent. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Pulteney | $1,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a residence. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Pulteney | $1,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down onto a residence. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Pulteney | $250 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked a small tree down on a non-residental building. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Pulteney | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | South Pulteney | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Pulteney | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside Park | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Gibson Landing | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| South Pulteney | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Catawba | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Keuka | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Grove Springs | 3.8 miles | 23 | |
| Elmbois | 4.4 miles | 23 | |
| Urbana | 4.9 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 961958. 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.







