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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.

Pulteney within Steuben County

Then and now

1903 to 1983

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Pulteney, surveyed 1983
Topographic sheet of Pulteney, surveyed 1903

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

64 since 1994

Regional 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/undetermined33
Debris and open burning13
Arson/incendiarism8
Natural7
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
12 September 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
6 August 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
4 July 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
24 June 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 June 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
16 June 2018Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
15 June 2015Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
14 June 2015Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Steuben County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
C.M.Russell WellSaltPast Producer
Camp Erie PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Camp Erie PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pulteney PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Pulteney PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Steuben County

Storms near this place

11 since 2005

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2015Flash FloodSouth Pulteney$165,000Numerous roads in the area were washed out, or damaged by severe flooding.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindPulteney$50,000Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and wires. 13 homes sustained damage from falling trees.
June 2014Flash FloodSouth Pulteney$25,000Several road washouts were reported along County Routes 76 and 54A.
March 2026Flash FloodPulteney$2,000Officials reported water over the road in this area.
October 2021Thunderstorm WindSouth Pulteney$2,000Strong thunderstorm winds twisted an outside industrial tent.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindSouth Pulteney$1,500Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a residence.
October 2021Thunderstorm WindSouth Pulteney$1,500Strong thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down onto a residence.
October 2021Thunderstorm WindSouth Pulteney$250Strong thunderstorm winds knocked a small tree down on a non-residental building.
June 2025HailPulteney-no account filed
June 2023HailSouth Pulteney-no account filed
June 2023HailPulteney-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Steuben County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Lakeside Park1.3 miles21
Gibson Landing1.9 miles23
South Pulteney2.0 miles21
Catawba2.1 miles23
Keuka3.3 miles21
Grove Springs3.8 miles23
Elmbois4.4 miles23
Urbana4.9 miles23

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.