Tracy Creek, New York
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Vestal town. It lies in ZIP code area 13850. It lies near Bolles Hill. The Survey maps it on the Endicott quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 91 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
12 surveys from 30 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.
- 1901 USGS Apalachin quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Apalachin quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1906 USGS Catatonk quadrangle1:125000
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Endicott quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Endicott quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Endicott quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
94 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Tracy Creek between 2002 and 2020, burning about 57 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 | 41 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 2005 | 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
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Tracy Creek: 5 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barney and Dick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Barney and Dick Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Murphy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Murphy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Nichols Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Nichols Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wormuth Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wormuth Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
9 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tracy Creek in 9 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 5 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Tracy Creek | $4,000,000 | Broome county experienced significant flash flooding, especially along the route 26 corridor. Route 26 was closed between Glen Aubrey and Whitney Point, with 18 houses cut off by flood waters. Nanticoke Creek in the town of Maine flooded many homes, with water up to the first floor of some homes. The county reported 3.5 million in public sector damages, not including an additional 0.6 million for roadway damages to Interstate 81 in the Binghamton area or damages to about a dozen homes along Route 26. Close to 150 people were evacuated and two shelters were set up. |
| January 2010 | Flash Flood | Tracy Creek | $50,000 | Heavy rains causing serious flash flooding of Tracy Creek Road, as well as parts of the Vestal Parkway. Several homes were flooded in the Vestal Center area. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Tracy Creek | $10,000 | Several roads were flooded. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tracy Creek | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and wires on Tracy Creek Road. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Tracy Creek | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Tracy Creek | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Tracy Creek | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Tracy Creek | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Tracy Creek | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Corners | 3.5 miles | 30 | |
| Vestal Center | 3.6 miles | 30 | |
| South Vestal | 4.2 miles | 30 | |
| Vestal | 4.7 miles | 30 | |
| Endicott | 5.7 miles | 30 | |
| Twin Orchard | 6.1 miles | 30 | |
| West Corners | 6.3 miles | 30 | |
| Endwell | 7.2 miles | 30 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122549112 | 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 967732. 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.











