West Corners, New York
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Union town. It lies in ZIP code area 13760. It stands on Choconut 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.


On record in West Corners
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 within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
West Endicott Hose Company No. 1listed 2013 · 0.5 miles away
West Endicott Park Carousellisted 1992 · 0.9 miles away
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
339 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 339 fires within 5 miles of West Corners between 1993 and 2020, burning about 248 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 35 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 | 162 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Smoking | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
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 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 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 |
| 3 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 27 September 2016 | Natural | 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
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of West Corners: 5 past producers, 3 producers, 2 prospects. 3 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 | ||
| R.G.Hotchkiss 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 | ||
| Nichols Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Nichols Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wormuth Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wormuth Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
11 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Corners in 11 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 hail. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Corners | 2 hurt, $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | West Corners | $100,000 | Flooding had washed out Daugherty Road, and damaged the Newark Valley-Maine Road. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | West Corners | $30,000 | Several cars were reported to be stranded in water. |
| December 2023 | Flash Flood | West Corners | $20,000 | Several residences along Route 26 are surrounded by water. Some basements are filling with water. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Corners | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires near 718 Day Hollow Road. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Corners | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree near 1102 Laurelton Drive. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Corners | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Corners | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a large pine tree in a yard. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Corners | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Corners | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto Carl Rd. |
| May 2000 | Hail | West Corners | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endicott | 1.4 miles | 30 | |
| Vestal | 2.0 miles | 30 | |
| Twin Orchard | 2.6 miles | 30 | |
| Endwell | 2.7 miles | 30 | |
| Union Center | 2.8 miles | 30 | |
| Ross Corners | 3.3 miles | 30 | |
| Willow Point | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Westover | 5.1 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 969186. 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.











