York, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1983. It stands in York town. It lies in ZIP code area 14533. The Survey maps it on the Leicester quadrangle. 488 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 781 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1904 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in York
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
Linwoodlisted 1997
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1904 USGS Caledonia quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1944 USGS Leicester quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Caledonia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Leicester quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
70 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of York between 2001 and 2020, burning about 50 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 18 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 | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 4 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of York: 9 past producers, 3 producers, 1 unknown, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Salt, Natural Gas, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Halite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Retsof Shaft | Halite, Potassium, Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | 1884 | |
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| C.Johnson No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Unknown | ||
| E.Whitney No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Past Producer | ||
| J.B.Murphy No.1 Well | Salt, Natural Gas | Past Producer | ||
| Fuller Shaft | Salt | Producer | ||
| J.J.Gilmore No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| J.Martin No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Livingston Salt Co.Well No.1 | Salt | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names York in 8 storm reports between 2005 and 2026: 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $10,000 | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $5,000 | Law enforcement reported wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $2,000 | Trees and powerlines downed in York. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $2,000 | Trees and wires were downed in York. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | $2,000 | Trees and wires were reported down. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | York | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| York Center (historical) | 0.7 miles | 24 | |
| Inverness | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| Craigs | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Retsof | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Fowlerville | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| Greigsville | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Fraser | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| Piffard | 3.5 miles | 24 |
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 York | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6170284 | 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 971829. 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.








