Steuben, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Steuben town. It lies in ZIP code area 13438. The Survey maps it on the North Western quadrangle.
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.


Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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 Boonville quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS North Western quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS North Western quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Utica quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Steuben between 1992 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 3 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 | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 30 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 May 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 May 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.4 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Steuben in 6 storm reports between 2004 and 2014: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning, 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 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steuben | $50,000 | Downburst winds impacted a 10 mile long area by about one mile wide. Most of the damage was sporadic until near Route 365 and Fairchild Road. Just south of the Stop and Go on Route 365, hundreds of hardwood trees were uprooted and snapped. Some minor damage to a house was found. Strongest winds were found here and estimated to be between 85 and 95 MPH. The damage path continued northeast across Route 365. Two more separate blow downs were found near Twin Rock Road. Winds here were between 75 and 85 mph. |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Steuben | $50,000 | Lightning started a fire at a seasonal residence on North Steuben Road. The 20 by 30 foot home was seriously damaged and suffered a collapsed roof. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Steuben | $25,000 | Roadways flooded by an overflowing creek due to intense rainfall from a thunderstorm. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steuben | $3,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Steuben | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Steuben | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrick Corner | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Fink Hollow | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Big Brook | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Steuben Valley | 2.7 miles | 26 | |
| Carmichael Hill | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| East Floyd | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Frenchville | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| North Western | 4.5 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 966371. 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.
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.








