Stanley, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Seneca town. It lies in ZIP code area 14561. The Survey maps it on the Stanley quadrangle.
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.


On record in Stanley
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
- Seneca Presbyterian Churchlisted 1973
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 21 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 Phelps quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1942 USGS Stanley quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Stanley quadrangle1:24000, 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
91 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Stanley between 2000 and 2020, burning about 65 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 19 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 | 46 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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 |
| 30 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 27 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
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 Stanley: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Salt, Natural Gas. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.W.Birdseye Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stanley in 5 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 2 hail, 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 2014 | Flash Flood | Stanley | $35,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Stanley | $8,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Stanley | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stanley | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were reported down. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stanley | $1,000 | Power lines downed on roadway due to thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flint | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| Gorham | 2.6 miles | 22 | |
| Hall | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| Mead Corner | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Aloquin | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Seneca Castle | 4.3 miles | 21 | |
| Babbitt Corner | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Billsboro Corners | 4.8 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 966220. 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.







