Scipio Center, New York
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Scipio town. It lies in ZIP code area 13147. The Survey maps it on the Scipio Center quadrangle. It stands 1,191 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1899 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 87 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
10 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.
- 1899 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1943 USGS Scipio quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Scipio Center 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 Auburn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
45 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Scipio Center between 2002 and 2020, burning about 49 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 4 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 | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 21 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 31 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 18 August 2020 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 12 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Scipio Center: 1 past producer, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Scipio Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Town of Scipio Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scipio Center in 15 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scipio Center | $20,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in many electric poles and wires down. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scipio Center | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down numerous trees in the Scipio Center area. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scipio Center | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree, blocking Center Road between Route 38 and Wyckoff Road. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scipio Center | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down poles. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scipio Center | $5,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over trees and caused structural damage. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scipio Center | $2,000 | A severe thunderstorm moved across the area and severe winds knocked over trees in the area. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scipio Center | $2,000 | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scipio Center | - | Strong thunderstorm winds produced a 72 mph gust at the Scipio Center New York State Mesonet Station. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scipio Center | - | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced a severe wind gust of 54 knots. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scipio Center | - | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced a severe wind gust of 55 knots. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Scipio Center | - | A strong thunderstorm moved across the region and produced nickle sized hail. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scipio Center | - | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scipio Center | - | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scipio Center | - | Trees and wires down. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Scipio Center | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrifield | 1.4 miles | 26 | |
| Ensenore | 3.0 miles | 26 | |
| Venice Center | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| Casowasco | 3.5 miles | 28 | |
| Scipioville | 3.5 miles | 26 | |
| Elmwood | 3.5 miles | 26 | |
| Stewart Corners | 3.6 miles | 23 | |
| Sherwood | 3.7 miles | 26 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Scipio Center | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q48740269 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 964654. 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.









