South Corning, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Corning town. It lies in ZIP code area 14830. It stands on Bailey Creek. The Survey maps it on the Caton quadrangle. 1,108 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 951 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1914 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 72 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Population over time
3 figuresSouth Corning fell from 1,147 to 1,108 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,147 | |
| 2010 | 1,145 | -2 (-0%) |
| 2020 | 1,108 | -37 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 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.
- 1914 USGS Corning quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1944 USGS Corning quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Caton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Caton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Hornell quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
270 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 270 fires within 5 miles of South Corning between 1992 and 2020, burning about 286 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 37 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 | 130 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Smoking | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
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 2006 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.6 acres | New York Forest Rangers | WEST HILL FIRE |
| 28 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 22 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
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 South Corning: 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zirconium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corning Plant | Zirconium | Unknown | ||
| East Corning Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| East Corning Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| East Corning Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rhinehart Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Rhinehart Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Corning in 9 storm reports between 1995 and 2021: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. 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 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | South Corning | $200,000 | Damage began in heavily wooded property along Welch Road west of the community college. The path moved through the South Corning Community College with most of the damage to trees. It moved down the hill impacting trees and property to the east of the community college and moving into South Corning area. Homes and property were impacted along County Route 44 as the tornado moved east. Two silos were damaged and airborne missiles penetrated a house. There was damage to siding, trim/flashing, and porches. A couple sheds were destroyed. Many homes will have to deal with tree removal. Numerous trees came down in a community just south of 44 on Brown Hollow Road. The tornado ended near Murphy Road. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Corning | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Corning | $10,000 | A weak cold front crossed the area during the afternoon producing isolated, severe thunderstorms. In Olean, the thunderstorm winds downed a 70-foot willow tree. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Corning | $5,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Corning | $5,000 | Numerous trees were blown down around Corning Community College. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Corning | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down large trees and wires. |
| June 2013 | Hail | South Corning | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | South Corning | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | South Corning | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson | 1.3 miles | 23 | |
| Corning Manor | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| Corning | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| Denmark | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| East Corning | 2.7 miles | 32 | |
| West Caton | 3.1 miles | 22 | |
| Riverside | 3.4 miles | 23 | |
| Painted Post | 4.1 miles | 23 |
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 South Corning | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3452745 | 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 965727. 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.








