Wilson, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Wilson town. It lies in ZIP code area 14172. It lies near Tugwells Island. The Survey maps it on the Wilson quadrangle.
Then and now
1894 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Wilson
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
Morse Cobblestone Farmhouselisted 2010
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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.
- 1894 USGS Wilson quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Niagara quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1900 USGS Wilson quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Wilson quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Wilson quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Wilson quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
70 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Wilson between 2002 and 2020, burning about 76 acres in total. 12 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 | 42 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 20 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 30 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wilson in 14 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Lightning | Wilson | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $20,000 | Officials reported trees and wires down in Wilson. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $20,000 | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $15,000 | The fire service reported a power pole snapped and wires down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $15,000 | no account filed |
| October 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $12,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $5,000 | Trees and wires downed in the Town of Wilson. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $5,000 | no account filed |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $3,000 | Three reports of trees and wires down were received across the town. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $2,000 | Trees and wires were reported down in the Town of Wilson. |
| July 2023 | Lightning | Wilson | $1,000 | Lightning struck a tree which then collapsed onto a patio. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $500 | A tree was reported down. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Wilson | - | Multiple road closures were reported in Wilson due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Beach | 1.0 miles | 23 | |
| Roosevelt Beach | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| Coolidge Beach | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Pleasant Corners | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| Hopkins Beach | 3.3 miles | 25 | |
| North Wilson | 3.4 miles | 23 | |
| Elberta | 3.9 miles | 23 | |
| South Wilson | 4.7 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 971408. 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.









