Stella, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Dickinson town. It lies in ZIP code area 13790. It stands on Glenwood Creek. The Survey maps it on the Binghamton West quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1904 to 1985The 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 Stella
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 9 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
C. Fred Johnson Park Carousellisted 1992 · 0.4 miles away
Johnson City Historic Districtlisted 2011 · 0.6 miles away
Your Home Librarylisted 2005 · 0.6 miles away
General Cigar Company-Ansco Camera Factory Buildinglisted 2012 · 0.7 miles away
Goodwill Theatrelisted 2000 · 0.7 miles away
Endicott Square Deal Archlisted 2001 · 0.7 miles away
US Post Office-Johnson Citylisted 1989 · 0.8 miles away
Lithuanian National Association Halllisted 2015 · 1.0 miles away- Johnson City High Schoollisted 2025 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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.
- 1904 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1935 USGS Binghamton West quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Binghamton West quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Binghamton West quadrangle1:24000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Binghamton West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
662 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 662 fires within 5 miles of Stella (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 429 acres in total. 33 started naturally. 59 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 | 318 |
| Smoking | 87 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 66 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 59 |
| Natural | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2010 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Stella (historical): 2 prospects, 1 past producer, 1 producer, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Salt, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Binghampton Brick Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Binghampton Brick Co. Pit | Clay | Plant | ||
| Brown No.1 Well | Salt | Prospect | ||
| Chase-Troy Chem.Co.No.1 Well | Salt | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City | 0.8 miles | 23 | |
| Choconut Center | 1.4 miles | 23 | |
| Westover | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Sunrise Terrace | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Binghamton | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Willow Point | 2.7 miles | 23 | |
| Port Dickinson | 2.8 miles | 23 | |
| Hinmans Corners | 3.7 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2096988. 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.









