Webbs Crossing, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Hornellsville town. It lies in ZIP code area 14843. It stands on Seeley Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hornell quadrangle.
Then and now
1915 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 71 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
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1915 USGS Hornell quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Hornell quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Hornell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Hornell quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Hornell quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
148 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 148 fires within 5 miles of Webbs Crossing between 1994 and 2020, burning about 167 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 22 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 | 87 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 August 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.4 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 Webbs Crossing: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almond Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State Source | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wickham Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Hornell | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Arkport | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Hornell | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Fremont | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| South Hornell | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Butcher Corner | 5.7 miles | 21 | |
| Big Creek | 5.7 miles | 21 | |
| Beachville | 6.7 miles | 21 |
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 Q122551059 | 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 973212. 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.








