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Richford, New York

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Richford town. It lies in ZIP code area 13835. The Survey maps it on the Richford quadrangle.

Richford within Tioga County

Then and now

1903 to 1992

The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Richford, surveyed 1992
Topographic sheet of Richford, surveyed 1903

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 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

55 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Richford between 1995 and 2020, burning about 62 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 12 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
Debris and open burning28
Arson/incendiarism12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Natural2
Equipment and vehicle use2

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
25 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
16 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 August 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
27 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
19 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
27 July 2016Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
16 July 2011Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
30 June 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tioga County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Richford: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. 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
Harrington PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lee PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
P.Overbaugh No.1 WellSaltPast Producer
Surburban No.2 WellSaltPast Producer

Every working recorded in Tioga County

Storms near this place

11 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Richford in 11 storm reports between 2002 and 2021: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2015Flash FloodRichford$400,000Michigan Hollow road was closed due to severe flooding.
July 2017Flash FloodRichford$50,000Water from small streams and culverts was flooding over several portions of Route 79 between Richford and Center Lisle. Deep ponding of water was reported on streets in nearby towns and village centers.
August 2013Flash FloodRichford$15,000There were several road closures in the area due to flooding.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindRichford$10,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires throughout the town.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindRichford$3,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires at the intersection of Hog Hollow and Payne Marsh Roads.
July 2009HailRichford-Hail fell for 10 minutes.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindRichford-Trees were uprooted and large limbs were blown down.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindRichford-Trees down.
May 2012HailRichford-no account filed
May 2009HailRichford-no account filed
May 2008Thunderstorm WindRichford-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Tioga 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
East Richford2.7 miles21
Berkshire3.6 miles21
East Berkshire4.6 miles21
Wilson Creek5.6 miles21
Jenksville6.3 miles21
New Connecticut6.3 miles21
Upper Fairfield7.6 miles25
Ketchumville8.0 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 962472. 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.