Steamburg, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Coldspring town. It lies in ZIP code area 14772. It lies near Johnny Watt Hill. The Survey maps it on the Steamburg quadrangle.
Then and now
1922 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 64 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 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.
- 1922 USGS Randolph quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1923 USGS Randolph quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Randolph quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Steamburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Olean quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
124 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 124 fires within 5 miles of Steamburg between 2003 and 2020, burning about 111 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 15 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 | 78 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 10 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 Steamburg: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H.Hotchkiss No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Corbett Hill Gravel Prod Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Girl Scout Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Steamburg in 4 storm reports between 2014 and 2025: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steamburg | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steamburg | $1,000 | Tree limbs and wires down in Steamburg. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steamburg | $500 | A tree was down near route 280 and I-86 at the Allegany State Park entrance. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steamburg | - | Several trees down in Steamburg, including tree a on a house. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Spring | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Underwood Corner | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| East Randolph | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Randolph | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Red House | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| Vollentine | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Bowen | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| Napoli | 6.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 966312. 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.








