Tioga Center, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Tioga town. It lies in ZIP code area 13734. It stands on Pipe Creek. The Survey maps it on the Owego quadrangle. It stands 797 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1903 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Tioga Center
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
Tioga Centre General Storelisted 2003
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1903 USGS Owego quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1906 USGS Catatonk quadrangle1:125000
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Owego quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Owego quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
76 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Tioga Center between 1995 and 2020, burning about 104 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 6 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 | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 3 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 July 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 June 2007 | Debris and open burning | 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
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Tioga Center: 7 past producers, 6 producers, 1 prospect. 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.Pompelly No.1 Well | Salt | Prospect | ||
| Albro Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Barton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Barton Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bunce Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| C & C Ready Mix Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Concrete Materials S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| J. W. Bishop Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Owego Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Owego Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tioga Center in 8 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Tioga Center | $250,000 | Severe flash flooding closed numerous roads and bridges. A railroad bridge was almost to the point of collapse, shutting down a major railroad line in the Southern Tier of New York. A pedestrian bridge was washed away and a trailer park was evacuated. Numerous structures were involved in the flooding. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Tioga Center | $50,000 | A bridge was washed out on Frost Hollow and West Whitcomb road. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tioga Center | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tioga Center | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tioga Center | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a trees and wires across the roadway. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tioga Center | - | Emergcney management reported trees and wires blown down by thunderstorm winds on Kings Cross Road, 3 miles north of Tioga Center. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Tioga Center | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Tioga Center | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lounsberry | 0.7 miles | 21 | |
| Horton Crossing | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Nichols | 2.6 miles | 21 | |
| Hoopers Valley | 3.1 miles | 22 | |
| Smithboro | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Catlin Hill | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Briggs Hollow | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Goodrich | 4.5 miles | 21 |
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 Tioga Center | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q48740522 | 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 967551. 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.









