Tyre, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Tyre town. It lies in ZIP code area 13148. It stands on Black Brook. The Survey maps it on the Seneca Falls quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Tyre
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
Hiram Lay Cobblestone Farmhouselisted 2009
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 24 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.
- 1902 USGS Geneva quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Seneca Falls quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Seneca Falls quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Seneca Falls quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
67 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Tyre between 1994 and 2020, burning about 769 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 14 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 | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 July 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 July 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 July 2007 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Tyre: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Falls Well No.12 | Salt | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tyre in 13 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyre | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees and wires across several roads in the town of Tyre, including Gravel Road, Pucker Road, Black Brook Road and others. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyre | $5,000 | Several trees were uprooted, including one fairly large walnut, corn flattened and a six inch diameter tree was snapped. |
| July 1994 | Hail | Tyre | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyre | $3,400 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires with poles hanging out over the road. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyre | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyre | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires over a road. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyre | $1,000 | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyre | $1,000 | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| January 2018 | Flood | Tyre | - | An ice jam along the Seneca River was causing minor, lowland flooding from Montezuma to Weedsport. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Tyre | - | Torrential rain of 0.75 inches in 10 minutes along with leaves and small limbs blew down due to strong wind. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tyre | - | Emergency management reported trees down in Tyre. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Tyre | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Tyre | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mays Point | 2.0 miles | 24 | |
| Munsons Corner | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Evans Corner | 2.8 miles | 23 | |
| Malcon | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| Magee | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Lehigh Valley Junction | 4.0 miles | 24 | |
| Mud Lock | 4.7 miles | 26 | |
| Stone Church Corner | 4.9 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 968104. 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.








