South Addison, New York
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Tuscarora town. It lies in ZIP code area 14801. It lies near Round Top. The Survey maps it on the Borden quadrangle.
Then and now
1924 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 62 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
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1924 USGS Woodhull quadrangle1:48000
- 1926 USGS Woodhull quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Woodhull quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Borden quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Hornell quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
93 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of South Addison between 1994 and 2020, burning about 300 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 8 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 | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.9 acres | New York Forest Rangers | 417 FIRE |
| 15 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.4 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of South Addison: 2 past producers, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Baker Bank | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gardiner Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Addison | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Van Vleet | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Woods Corner | 3.7 miles | 20 | |
| Borden | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Rathbone | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| East Woodhull | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Nichols | 5.0 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 965655. 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.








