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Williamson, New York

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Williamson town. It lies in ZIP code area 14589. The Survey maps it on the Williamson quadrangle.

Williamson within Wayne County

Then and now

1899 to 1984

The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Williamson, surveyed 1984
Topographic sheet of Williamson, surveyed 1899

On record in Williamson

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

160 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 160 fires within 5 miles of Williamson between 2001 and 2020, burning about 118 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 24 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/undetermined79
Debris and open burning31
Arson/incendiarism24
Natural8
Smoking5
Recreation and ceremony5
Equipment and vehicle use4
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2008Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
21 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wayne County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Williamson: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
WilliamsonIronPast Producer
Highway Dept PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Highway Dept PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
No. 7 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Wayne County

Storms near this place

12 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Williamson in 12 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2008HailEast Williamson$25,000no account filed
June 2014Thunderstorm WindEast Williamson$15,000The public reported large branced down on Route 104.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindEast Williamson$15,000A trained spotter reported a tree fell on a house.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindWilliamson$15,000no account filed
August 2017Thunderstorm WindWilliamson$10,000Law enforcement reported trees downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 1998HailWilliamson$10,000no account filed
May 2011Thunderstorm WindWilliamson$8,000no account filed
March 2025Thunderstorm WindWilliamson$5,000Numerous trees and wires downed in the Town of Williamson.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindWilliamson$2,000Trees and wires downed on Franklin Road in Marion.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindWilliamson$2,000Trees and wires were downed.
November 2020Thunderstorm WindWilliamson$2,000Trees and powerlines were reported downed.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindWilliamson-Tree downed on car on Ridge Road in Williamson.

Every storm recorded in Wayne County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Whispering Woods0.7 miles21
East Williamson2.2 miles21
Owls Nest3.8 miles21
Pultneyville3.9 miles17
Orchard Grove Village Park4.4 miles20
Holland Cove4.9 miles17
Lime Kiln5.0 miles20
Furnaceville5.0 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 971317. 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.