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Truxton, New York

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Truxton town. It lies in ZIP code area 13158. It stands on Labrador Creek. The Survey maps it on the Truxton quadrangle.

Truxton within Cortland County

Then and now

1903 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Truxton, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Truxton, surveyed 1903

On record in Truxton

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

28 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Truxton between 1997 and 2017, burning about 25 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 7 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/undetermined9
Arson/incendiarism7
Debris and open burning3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural3
Other causes1
Fireworks1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
1 September 2017Fireworksunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
21 August 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
23 July 2017Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
12 July 2010Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
11 July 2012Equipment and vehicle use2.5 acresNew York Forest RangersMEAD RD FIRE
8 June 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreNew York Forest RangersMORGAN HILL
12 June 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 May 2007Debris and open burning1.1 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cortland County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Truxton: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Homer PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Cortland County

Storms near this place

10 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Truxton in 10 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2022Thunderstorm WindTruxton$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires throughout the area.
August 2021Flash FloodTruxton$10,000Street flooding was reported in Truxton. There were several areas of mud and debris deposited on roads, bridges and blocking culverts.
December 2020Flash FloodTruxton$10,000Numerous roads were flooded with rocks and debris also on the roadways.
August 1993Thunderstorm WindTruxton$5,000no account filed
May 2009Thunderstorm WindTruxton$2,000Trees and wires were blown down across a road.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindTruxton$2,000Trees were blown down on wires.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindTruxton$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree into a parking area.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindTruxton$1,000Trees down
July 2024Thunderstorm WindTruxton$500Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous large branches.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindTruxton$250Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a small tree near the intersection of Truxton Tully Rd and Foster Rd.

Every storm recorded in Cortland County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Crains Mills1.2 miles23
Cheningo3.9 miles17
Tripoli4.0 miles17
Cuyler4.6 miles17
East Homer5.0 miles23
Baltimore5.4 miles22
Slab City5.7 miles22
Guyler Hill5.7 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 967916. 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.