Urbana, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Urbana town. It lies in ZIP code area 14840. The Survey maps it on the Hammondsport quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1986The 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.


On record in Urbana
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
Timothy M. Younglove Octagon Houselisted 2002
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 23 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 Hammondsport quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Hammondsport 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 Hornell 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 Urbana between 1994 and 2020, burning about 220 acres in total. 7 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/undetermined | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 6 August 2019 | 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 |
| 21 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 7 July 2012 | 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
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Urbana: 6 past producers, 3 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.Champlin No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Daltry No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Camp Erie Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Camp Erie Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pulteney Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pulteney Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sleve Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Winding Stairs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Winding Stairs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Urbana in 9 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | North Urbana | $50,000 | Houses flooding along Coryell Road in the Town of Wayne. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Urbana | $25,000 | 1.00 inch hail. |
| January 2010 | Flash Flood | North Urbana | $10,000 | Excessive rainfall caused a mudslide along County Route 16 in the Urbana area. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Urbana | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Urbana | $8,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a house. The roof over the porch was damaged and a window was broken. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Urbana | $5,000 | Water flooding roadway in multiple locations near Grove Springs Road and Rose Road. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Urbana | $3,000 | Many trees were blown down. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Urbana | $2,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked down power lines. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Urbana | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Grove | 0.9 miles | 23 | |
| Grove Springs | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| North Urbana | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Catawba | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| South Pulteney | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Gibson Landing | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Elmbois | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Sylvan Beach | 3.9 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 968319. 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.






