Willet, New York
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Willet town. It lies in ZIP code area 13863. It stands on Willet Creek. The Survey maps it on the Willet quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 81 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
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1904 USGS Greene quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Willet quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Willet quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
45 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Willet between 1998 and 2020, burning about 55 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 July 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 May 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 May 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Willet in 10 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2011 | Flash Flood | Willet | $75,000 | Flash flooding of streams and creeks occurred. Many roads were closed due to flooding. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willet | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees on Route 41. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willet | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willet | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a trees onto the road. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willet | $1,000 | Several trees were blown down in town. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Willet | - | Nickel and dime size hail covered the ground. |
| May 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Willet | - | Multiple reports of funnel clouds to Cortland County 911 center. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willet | - | Thunderstorm winds brought trees down. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Willet | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Willet | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Gee Brook | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Texas Valley | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Lower Cincinnatus | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Cincinnatus | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Galatia | 6.4 miles | 22 | |
| Marathon | 6.7 miles | 22 | |
| Taylor | 6.8 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 971290. 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.
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.







