Rathbone, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Rathbone town. It lies in ZIP code area 14801. It stands on Tracy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rathbone quadrangle.
Then and now
1924 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 62 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Rathbone
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
Northrup Hill School District 10listed 1999
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1924 USGS Woodhull quadrangle1:48000
- 1926 USGS Woodhull quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Woodhull quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Rathbone quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Hornell quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
92 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Rathbone between 1995 and 2020, burning about 164 acres in total. 11 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 | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.9 acres | New York Forest Rangers | 417 FIRE |
| 15 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 28 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 2 August 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Rathbone: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Baker Bank | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Town of Cameron Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rathbone in 4 storm reports between 2007 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rathbone | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rathbone | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple tree in Rathbone and Addison areas. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rathbone | $2,000 | Trees were blown down on county route 2. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rathbone | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree and blocked County Route 81. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Woodhull | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Cameron Mills | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| South Addison | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Hedgesville | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| South Thurston | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Addison | 5.1 miles | 23 | |
| Risingville | 5.9 miles | 19 | |
| Woodhull | 5.9 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 962206. 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.








