Remsen, New York
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Remsen town. It lies in ZIP code area 13438. It stands on Mud Brook. The Survey maps it on the Remsen quadrangle.
Then and now
1897 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 88 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Remsen
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 2 records
von Steuben, Baron, Memorial Sitelisted 2009
Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Churchlisted 1988
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 26 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.
- 1897 USGS Remsen quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Remsen quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1946 USGS Remsen quadrangle1:31680
- 1947 USGS Remsen quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Remsen quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Utica quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
32 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Remsen between 1992 and 2020, burning about 35 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | N SHORE HINKLEY LAKE |
| 17 August 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 July 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | BRANDY LAKE FIRE |
| 4 June 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 29 June 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
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 Remsen: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barneeveld Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mccartney Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pit No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Spear Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Swamp Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Remsen in 8 storm reports between 1993 and 2019: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Remsen | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down numerous trees. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Remsen | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Remsen | $5,000 | Several trees uprooted from thunderstorm winds. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Remsen | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Remsen | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Remsen | $1,000 | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Remsen | $1,000 | Trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Remsen | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect | 2.4 miles | 26 | |
| Hinckley | 3.6 miles | 25 | |
| Barneveld | 3.8 miles | 26 | |
| Honnedaga | 3.8 miles | 25 | |
| Steuben Valley | 3.8 miles | 26 | |
| Trenton Falls | 4.1 miles | 26 | |
| East Steuben | 4.1 miles | 25 | |
| Ninety Six Corners | 5.0 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 962375. 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.










