Springfield Center, New York
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Springfield town. It lies in ZIP code area 13468. It stands on Hayden Creek. The Survey maps it on the Richfield Springs quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Springfield Center
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 4 records
Hyde HallNational Historic Landmark · listed 1971
Springfield Center Elementary Schoollisted 2011
St. Mary's Episcopal Church Complexlisted 2015- Warren Ferris Houselisted 2016
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1903 USGS Richfield Springs quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Richfield Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Richfield Springs 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
26 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Springfield Center between 2003 and 2020, burning about 28 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 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 | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 June 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 14 June 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 May 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 18 May 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Springfield Center: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Springfield Center in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 2 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springfield Center | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree onto a house, resuting in significant damage to the house. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springfield Center | - | A few trees were blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Four Corners | 0.7 miles | 17 | |
| Springfield | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Middle Village | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| East Springfield | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Pierstown | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Middlefield Center | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Lentsville | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Richfield Springs | 6.0 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 966098. 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.







