Springwater, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Springwater town. It lies in ZIP code area 14560. It stands on Limekiln Creek. The Survey maps it on the Springwater quadrangle. 518 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 974 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1902 to 1983The 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.


Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 24 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.
- 1902 USGS Wayland quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Wayland quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1942 USGS Springwater quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS Springwater quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Canandaigua quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
85 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Springwater between 1997 and 2020, burning about 143 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 12 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 | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 10 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 July 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 31 July 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 July 2005 | Natural | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Springwater: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Springwater in 18 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 16 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 2008 | Flash Flood | Springwater | $200,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springwater | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springwater | $20,000 | Law enforcement reported a large tree downed by thunderstorm winds fell on a house. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springwater | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported power poles and wires down. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springwater | $12,000 | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springwater | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springwater | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down by thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springwater | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springwater | $10,000 | Utility lines were downed in Springwater. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springwater | $10,000 | Trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springwater | $8,000 | Law enforcement reported trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springwater | $5,000 | Trees, poles, and wires down on Depot Road. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Springwater | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springwater | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springwater | $2,000 | Trees downed in Springwater. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springwater | $2,000 | Trees and wires were downed. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springwater | $2,000 | Trees and wires were reported down. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springwater | $1,000 | Trees downed in Springwater. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libertypole | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Websters Crossing | 3.1 miles | 22 | |
| Reed Corners | 5.2 miles | 24 | |
| Scottsburg | 6.5 miles | 22 | |
| Conesus | 7.1 miles | 22 | |
| Dansville | 7.5 miles | 24 | |
| Union Corners | 7.5 miles | 22 | |
| Cumminsville | 8.0 miles | 24 |
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 Springwater | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6133462 | 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 966108. 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.








