Red House, New York
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Allegany Reservation. It lies in ZIP code area 14779. It stands on Meetinghouse Run. The Survey maps it on the Red House quadrangle.
Then and now
1922 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 64 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1922 USGS Randolph quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1923 USGS Randolph quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Randolph quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Red House quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Olean quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
133 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Red House between 2002 and 2020, burning about 189 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 18 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 | 99 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 June 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 May 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Red House: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.W.Sharp No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Red House in 2 storm reports between 1997 and 2016: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | Red House | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red House | $15,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shongo | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Cold Spring | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Steamburg | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Salamanca | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Underwood Corner | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Kill Buck | 7.2 miles | 19 | |
| South Carrollton | 7.4 miles | 20 | |
| Elkdale | 7.5 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 962295. 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.








