Solsville, New York
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Madison town. It lies in ZIP code area 13402. The Survey maps it on the Munnsville quadrangle. It stands 1,125 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1902 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 84 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
8 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.
- 1902 USGS Morrisville quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1943 USGS Munnsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Munnsville quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
87 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Solsville between 1999 and 2019, burning about 54 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 20 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 | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 29 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 9.7 acres | New York Forest Rangers | JOHNNYCAKE HILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Solsville: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Munnsville Gravel Bed | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Munnsville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Munnsville Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Oriskany Falls Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Oriskany Falls Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Solsville in 3 storm reports between 2013 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. 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 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solsville | $20,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over trees and snapped poles. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Solsville | $5,000 | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| July 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Solsville | - | A rotating wall cloud and attached funnel cloud were observed on US 20 looking southeast. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Madison Center | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Bouckville | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Sigby Corners | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Pine Woods | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Pratts | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Pecksport | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| White Corners | 4.6 miles | 18 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122545589 | 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 965630. 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.







