Willseyville, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Candor town. It lies in ZIP code area 13864. It stands on Danby Creek. The Survey maps it on the Willseyville quadrangle. It stands 948 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1900 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 92 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 28 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.
- 1900 USGS Dryden quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1906 USGS Catatonk quadrangle1:125000
- 1949 USGS Willseyville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Willseyville quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Willseyville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
55 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Willseyville between 1999 and 2020, burning about 83 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 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 | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 2 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 June 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Willseyville: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knights Settlement Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Knights Settlement Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ward's Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Willseyville in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Willseyville | $100,000 | Flash flooding was occurring along Prospect Valley Road with water pouring into a residence. The garage and basement of the residence was flooded and a shed was shifted onto another property. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Willseyville | $75,000 | Catatonk Creek overflowed its banks and washed out a bridge. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willseyville | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willseyville | $3,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm resulted in trees and wires being knocked over on Coddington Road. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willseyville | $3,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm resulted in trees and wires being knocked over on Prospect Valley Road. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Willseyville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gridleyville | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Crum Town | 4.3 miles | 28 | |
| Candor | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| Upper Fairfield | 4.9 miles | 25 | |
| West Candor | 5.2 miles | 23 | |
| Fairfield | 6.6 miles | 21 | |
| Hubbardtown | 6.9 miles | 21 | |
| North Spencer | 7.2 miles | 33 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Willseyville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q48740530 | 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 971391. 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.










