Yatesville, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Potter town. It lies in ZIP code area 14527. The Survey maps it on the Potter quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Yatesville
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Yatesville Methodist Churchlisted 1994 · 0.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 21 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.
- 1903 USGS Penn Yan quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1942 USGS Potter quadrangle1:31680
- 1942 USGS Potter quadrangle1:24000, 2 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
- 1983 USGS Canandaigua quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
115 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Yatesville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 102 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 8 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 | 62 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 19 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 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
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Yatesville: 6 producers, 2 past producers, 1 plant. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, REE, Zirconium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transelco/ Penn Yan, N.Y. | REE, Zirconium | Plant | ||
| Benton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Benton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Botsford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hays Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nicolo Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Potter Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Potter Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Roberts Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yatesville in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2014: 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Yatesville | $400,000 | Several locations along Guyanoga Road were flooded and impassable. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Yatesville | $30,000 | Water was reported rushing through a house on Adams Road. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yatesville | - | A tree was blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friend | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Guyanoga | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Havens Corner | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Voak | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Potter | 4.3 miles | 21 | |
| Bluff Point | 4.4 miles | 22 | |
| Penn Yan | 4.5 miles | 22 | |
| Keuka Park | 4.6 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 973303. 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.







