Scottsville, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Wheatland town. It lies in ZIP code area 14546. It lies near Groundhog Hill (Historical). The Survey maps it on the West Henrietta quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1984The 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.


On record in Scottsville
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 10 records
Grace Churchlisted 2010
Donald Mann Houselisted 2013
David McVean Houselisted 2006
Rochester Street Historic Districtlisted 1973
Simeon Sage Houselisted 2010
William Shirts Houselisted 2004
Union Presbyterian Churchlisted 2004
Windom Halllisted 1994- Isaac Cox Cobblestone Farmsteadlisted 2003
- Cox-Budlong Houselisted 2015
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 28 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.
- 1895 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1912 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1920 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1935 USGS Genesee Junction quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Genesee Junction quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS West Henrietta quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
143 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Scottsville between 2000 and 2020, burning about 108 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 32 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 | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Smoking | 18 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 September 2017 | Smoking | 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
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Scottsville: 12 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Wheatland Plaster Shft | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Empire Gypsum Co. Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Garbutt Gypsum Co Shaft #1 | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Lycoming Calcining Co Mine #1 | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| M. Rogers Farm Gypsum Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Mcvane Farm Adit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Monarch Plaster Co. Shaft | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Adit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Miller Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Miller Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scottsville in 10 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scottsville | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scottsville | $15,000 | no account filed |
| November 2017 | Flood | Scottsville | $10,000 | Oatka Creek at Garbutt crested at 6.52 feet at 8:30 AM on the 7th (Flood Stage is 6 feet). |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scottsville | $10,000 | Broadcast media reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds on Quaker Road. |
| March 2009 | Flood | Scottsville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scottsville | $2,000 | Trees and wires were reported down. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scottsville | $1,000 | Two trees were down on Quaker Road. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scottsville | $1,000 | Trees were down onto Route 251. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Scottsville | - | Water was reported to be flowing over the roadway near South Road and Bowerman Road. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Scottsville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severance | 1.9 miles | 28 | |
| Martin | 2.1 miles | 28 | |
| North Rush | 2.6 miles | 28 | |
| Garbutt | 2.6 miles | 24 | |
| South Chili | 2.7 miles | 24 | |
| Mile of Woods | 3.3 miles | 28 | |
| Whites | 4.0 miles | 28 | |
| Brookdale | 4.0 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 964695. 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.










