West Candor, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Spencer town. It lies in ZIP code area 14883. It stands on South Branch Catatonk Creek. The Survey maps it on the Spencer quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 89 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
11 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 Owego quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1906 USGS Catatonk quadrangle1:125000
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Owego quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Spencer quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Spencer quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
78 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of West Candor between 1999 and 2020, burning about 117 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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 | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 15 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2009 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 14 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of West Candor: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Spencer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ward's Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Candor in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2023: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Candor | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down numerous trees along State Route 96. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Candor | $5,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over a few trees between Spencer and Candor. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Candor | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down tree onto roadway. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crum Town | 2.8 miles | 28 | |
| Gridleyville | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Spencer | 4.1 miles | 23 | |
| Candor | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Willseyville | 5.2 miles | 28 | |
| Straits Corners | 5.2 miles | 23 | |
| North Spencer | 5.4 miles | 33 | |
| Hubbardtown | 5.4 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 Q122556371 | 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 973224. 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.










