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Tyrone, New York

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Tyrone town. It lies in ZIP code area 14837. It stands on Tobehanna Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wayne quadrangle.

Tyrone within Schuyler 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 Tyrone, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Tyrone, surveyed 1903

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 21 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

90 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Tyrone between 1992 and 2020, burning about 247 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 10 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/undetermined42
Debris and open burning25
Arson/incendiarism10
Natural5
Smoking4
Equipment and vehicle use2
Recreation and ceremony1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
19 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
11 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 August 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
24 August 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 August 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
20 August 2020Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
15 August 2001Debris and open burning1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
1 August 2001Debris and open burning1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Schuyler County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Tyrone: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
J.D.Engle No.2 WellSaltPast Producer
Bradford PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sleve PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Town of Tyrone PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Town of Tyrone PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Schuyler County

Storms near this place

25 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tyrone in 25 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 17 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 4 flash flood. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 1999HailTyrone3 hurtThree children suffered head injuries from being struck several times by hail averaging the size of golfballs.
June 2015Flash FloodTyrone$2,600,000Numerous roads were flooded and impassible around the village.
June 2015Flash FloodTyrone$2,600,000Approximately 10 homes were severely damaged by flooding. At least one dozen people were evacuated from these residences.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindTyrone$25,000A severe thunderstorm toppled several large trees in Tyrone around 2:00 pm EDT.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindTyrone$8,000Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted numerous trees with some trees falling on sheds. Some docks on Lamoka Lake were lifted up.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindTyrone$7,000no account filed
October 2021Flash FloodTyrone$5,000Flash flooding was occurring over multiple locations along State Route 226. There were numerous washouts and debris flows reported.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindTyrone$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree near Tyrone.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindTyrone$5,000Thunderstorm winds estimated greater than 50 knots resulted in trees falling down and created power outages in Tyrone.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindTyrone$5,000A squall line with high winds knocked down wires on county route 23.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindTyrone$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed power lines in Tyrone and Weston in the the town of Tyrone.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindTyrone$4,000A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over trees and wires.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindTyrone$4,000no account filed
July 2021Thunderstorm WindTyrone$2,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and wires onto roadway.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindTyrone$2,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and wires onto a roadway.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindTyrone$2,000Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and wires.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindTyrone$1,500Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted a large tree and snapped multiple large branches.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindTyrone$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on Lake Street.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindTyrone-Strong thunderstorm winds produced a 62 mph gust at the Tyrone Mesonet Station.
August 2008Flash FloodTyrone-Several roads were flooded.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindTyrone-Large branches were blown down.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindTyrone-Thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down on a house at the intersection of SR 226 and CR 22.
June 2000HailTyrone-1 inch diameter hail was reported in Tyrone, with dime size hail reported in Watkins Glen and Odessa. Also, thunderstorm winds brought down trees in Montour Falls.
July 2008HailTyrone-no account filed
June 1996HailTyrone-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Schuyler 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
Weston1.2 miles21
Shorewood2.7 miles21
Altay3.0 miles21
Pine Creek3.5 miles22
North Reading5.4 miles30
Townsend6.8 miles29
Reading Center6.8 miles30
Monterey7.1 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 968106. 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.