West Burlington, New York
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Burlington town. It lies in ZIP code area 13315. It stands on Fly Brook. The Survey maps it on the Edmeston quadrangle. It stands 1,266 feet above sea level.
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.


On record in West Burlington
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
West Burlington Memorial Churchlisted 2001
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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 Hartwick quadrangle1:62500
- 1912 USGS Hartwick quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Edmeston quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Edmeston quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
40 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of West Burlington between 1999 and 2018, burning about 42 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 4 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 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 June 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 10 June 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 May 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 May 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of West Burlington: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Burlington in 6 storm reports in 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash 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 2023 | Flash Flood | West Burlington | $15,000 | Flooding due to a debris filled culvert was impacting two homes in the area. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | West Burlington | $10,000 | Water up to 6 inches deep was reported running across Gulf Road and washing out portions of the shoulder and pavement. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Burlington | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree which landed on a house, resulting in damage. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | West Burlington | $3,000 | Numerous roads were flooded in the area. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Burlington | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees on State Highway 51. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Burlington | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on State Highway 80. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson Corners | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Barrett Corners | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| Chapinville | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Burlington Flats | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Edmeston | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Burlington | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Garrattsville | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| North Edmeston | 4.3 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on West Burlington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7984618 | 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 969155. 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.








