South Worcester, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Worcester town. It lies in ZIP code area 12197. The Survey maps it on the Schenevus quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in South Worcester
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 1 record
South Worcester Historic Districtlisted 1992
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1904 USGS Richmondville quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Charlotteville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1945 USGS Charlotteville quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Amsterdam quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
31 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of South Worcester between 1995 and 2019, burning about 26 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 20 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2015 | Other causes | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 27 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 June 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 May 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 May 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Worcester in 1 storm report in 1993: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Worcester | $5,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schenevus | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Tuscan | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Worcester | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Chaseville | 5.9 miles | 19 | |
| Elk Creek | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Maryland | 7.4 miles | 19 | |
| East Worcester | 8.4 miles | 17 | |
| Decatur | 8.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 965892. 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.
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.







