Vestal Center, 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 stands on Sugar Creek. 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
186 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 186 fires within 5 miles of Vestal Center between 2003 and 2020, burning about 112 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 17 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 | 114 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
| 7 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 27 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 19 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Vestal Center: 4 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase-Troy Chem.Co.No.1 Well | Salt | Prospect | ||
| 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 | ||
| Wormuth Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wormuth Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
25 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vestal Center in 25 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 8 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Vestal Center | $150,000 | Flood waters from Choconut Creek spread into areas around West Hill Road in Vestal Center. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Vestal Center | $130,000 | Flood waters from Choconut Creek encroached on 11 homes along Richards Ave. Residents were evacuated. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Vestal Center | $130,000 | Flooding along Choconut Creek continued to spread across roads and into more homes. Two residences were evacuated around this time. |
| December 2020 | Flash Flood | Vestal Center | $100,000 | Flash flooding occurred along the Choconut Creek with flood waters passing through nearby neighborhoods and a mobile home park on Route 26. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Vestal Center | $50,000 | West Hill and Juneberry roads were closed due to water over bridges. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Vestal Center | $40,000 | Flash flooding had damaged and closed Route 26. |
| August 2018 | Flood | Vestal Center | $5,000 | Several creeks along State Line Road were flooding rural areas and back roads. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vestal Center | $5,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over multiple trees in Vestal Center. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vestal Center | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and large branches near West Hill Road in Vestal Center. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vestal Center | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and wires. |
| April 2020 | Flood | Vestal Center | $2,000 | Choconut Creek flooded its banks sending water into the Vestal Center Park and other lowland areas. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vestal Center | $1,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a car. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vestal Center | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires across Costely Rd. |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vestal Center | $500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree. |
| August 2024 | Flood | Vestal Center | - | The streamgage on Choconut Creek near Addison crested at 11.44 feet which is in the Major flood category. The river rose extremely rapidly, reaching flood stage at 12:45 PM EDT, then falling below flood stage at 4:01 PM EDT. |
| September 2010 | Hail | Vestal Center | - | Nickel sized hail was covering the ground. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vestal Center | - | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| July 2008 | Heavy Rain | Vestal Center | - | Three to four inches of rain fell in a 3 hour time period in the Vestal area. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Vestal Center | - | Nickel sized hail. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Vestal Center | - | 1.00 inch hail. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Vestal Center | - | SKYWARN storm spotters reported dime size hail covering the ground. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Vestal Center | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Vestal Center | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Vestal Center | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Vestal Center | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Vestal | 1.8 miles | 30 | |
| Tracy Creek | 3.6 miles | 30 | |
| Vestal | 4.2 miles | 30 | |
| Twin Orchard | 4.5 miles | 30 | |
| Endicott | 4.9 miles | 30 | |
| Willow Point | 5.0 miles | 23 | |
| Ross Corners | 5.1 miles | 30 | |
| Hawleyton | 5.3 miles | 23 |
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 Q122571450 | 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 968517. 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.











