Whipple Corner, New York
37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1992. It lies in ZIP code area 14850. The Survey maps it on the Ithaca West quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 99 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
12 surveys from 37 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.
- 1893 USGS Ithaca quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Ithaca quadrangle1:62500, 13 printings
- 1905 USGS Watkins Glen quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Ithaca West quadrangle1:24000, 5 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
- 1969 USGS Ithaca West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Ithaca West quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
105 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Whipple Corner between 1993 and 2018, burning about 54 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 16 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 | 59 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Whipple Corner: 8 past producers, 2 producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Halite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayuga Mine and Mill | Halite | Past Producer | Halite | |
| Bailey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Brooktondale Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Cargill, Inc., Div. of Cayuga Rock | Salt | Plant | ||
| Ithaca Deep Well No.1 | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Ithica Salt Co. Plant | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Pit Number 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pit Number 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Remington Company Plant | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Remington Salt Well | Salt | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Corner | 1.3 miles | 37 | |
| Krum Corner | 1.3 miles | 37 | |
| Van Dorn Corner | 1.4 miles | 37 | |
| Hayt Corner | 1.6 miles | 37 | |
| Duboise Corner | 2.3 miles | 37 | |
| Applegate Corner | 2.3 miles | 37 | |
| McKinneys | 3.5 miles | 37 | |
| Jacksonville | 3.7 miles | 25 |
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 Q122543697 | 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 973260. 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.











