Southwood, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1986. It lies in ZIP code area 13078. It lies near Smoky Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Jamesville quadrangle.
Then and now
1900 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 86 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Southwood
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Southwood Two-Teacher Schoollisted 2000 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1900 USGS Tully quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1943 USGS Jamesville quadrangle1:31680
- 1943 USGS Jamesville quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Jamesville quadrangle1:25000
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jamesville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Tully quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Jamesville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
286 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 286 fires within 5 miles of Southwood between 2000 and 2020, burning about 186 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 36 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 | 191 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Smoking | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 27 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 27 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Southwood: 17 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamesville Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jamesville Quarry | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Jamesville Quarry & Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Jamesville Quarry and Mill | Calcium | Past Producer | Calcite | |
| Rock Cut Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| South Onondaga Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| South Onondaga Pit & Nedrow Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Van Slyke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Van Slyke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Gypsum Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Southwood in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 | Flash Flood | Southwood | $935,000 | Widespread flash flooding of most creeks and urbanized areas occurred throughout the town of Lafayette. Culverts and roads were washed out in several places. Some residences experienced flooding. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southwood | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a house. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southwood | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and wires near Clark Reservation State Park. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skytop | 1.8 miles | 29 | |
| Jamesville | 2.0 miles | 28 | |
| Nedrow | 2.3 miles | 27 | |
| Onondaga Castle | 2.5 miles | 27 | |
| Breezy Acres | 2.8 miles | 28 | |
| Sentinel Heights | 3.2 miles | 28 | |
| DeWitt | 3.5 miles | 29 | |
| Onondaga Hill | 4.0 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 965930. 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.











