Wallace, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Avoca town. It lies in ZIP code area 14809. It stands on Twelvemile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Avoca quadrangle.
Then and now
1910 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 76 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
7 surveys from 19 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.
- 1910 USGS Bath quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Avoca 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
82 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Wallace between 1996 and 2020, burning about 96 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 3 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 | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 1 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 15 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 12 July 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Wallace: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.Schultz No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Cohocton Bank | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Schoonover Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wallace in 4 storm reports between 2006 and 2026: 3 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Wallace | $50,000 | Heavy rain caused localized flash flooding of small streams and water over several roadways in the area. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Wallace | $35,000 | Water was rushing across Olmstead Road. Rainfall estimates in the area indicated that 3.45 inches of rain had fallen in about 5 hours. |
| December 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | $5,000 | A trailer home was moved off its foundation in Wallace. |
| March 2026 | Flash Flood | Wallace | $2,000 | Officials reported water over the road in this area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomerville | 0.7 miles | 19 | |
| Avoca | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Greenville | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| Cohocton | 4.9 miles | 22 | |
| Haskinville | 5.8 miles | 20 | |
| Howard | 5.9 miles | 21 | |
| Jobs Corner | 6.0 miles | 20 | |
| Lent Hill | 6.0 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 968695. 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.






