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Delaware County, New York

243 topographic sheets cover 124 settlements here, and 78 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

78 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

New York within the United States
Delaware County within New York
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What the record shows

  • 2,239 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 78 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 51 buildings, 19 districts, 5 structures and 3 sites.
  • 4 of them are covered bridges.
  • 4 of the 78 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 124 populated places in this county; 124 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

78

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Andes Historic Districtdistrict198484002215
Bloomville Methodist Epicopal Churchbuilding200606001080
Bovina Center Historic Districtdistrict200000000574
Amos Bristol Tavernbuilding200000001526
Burns Family Farmdistrict200707000486
Christ Episcopal Churchbuilding199999000563
Christian Churchbuilding200101000250
Churchill Park Historic Districtdistrict198080004609
Common School 32building2017100000811
Congregation Bnai Israel Synagoguebuilding200202001396
Delaware County Courthouse Square Districtdistrict197373001177
Delaware and Northern Railroad Stationbuilding200404000872
District 10 Schoolbuilding199898000131
Downsville Covered Bridgestructure199999000503
First Congregational Church of Waltonbuilding201515000476
First Old School Baptist Church of Roxbury and Vega Cemeterydistrict199696000371
First Presbyterian Churchbuilding200605001616
First Presbyterian Church of Margaretvillebuilding200404000348
Fitches Covered Bridgestructure199999000508
Max and Johanna Fleischmann Housebuilding2022100007958
Franklin Village Historic Districtdistrict198484002220
Judge Gideon Frisbee Housebuilding197676001211
Galli-Curci Theatrebuilding200606000254
Amelita Galli-Curci Estatebuilding201010000556
Gardiner Place Historic Districtdistrict198484002222
Hamden Covered Bridgestructure199999000502
Hamden District No.1 Schoolbuilding2018100003152
Hanford Milldistrict197373001178
Isaac Hardenbergh Housebuilding199494001369
Hobart Masonic Hallbuilding200101001399
Hotel Delawarebuilding200404001342
Hubbell Family Farm and Kelly's Corners Cemeterydistrict200101000892
Jackson-Aitken Farmbuilding200303000044
Kelly Round Barnbuilding198484003857
Lordville Presbyterian Churchbuilding200000000052
Lower Shavertown Covered Bridgestructure199999000504
MacDonald Farmbuilding197373001179
Main Street Historic Districtdistrict198888000111
Maxbilt Theatrebuilding201414001019
McArthur-Martin Hexadecagon Barnbuilding198484002237
McNaught Family Farmdistrict2019100004241
Mountain Athletic Club Groundssite2020100005706
Murray Hillbuilding198282003354
New Kingston Historic Districtdistrict200808000037
New Kingston Presbyterian Churchbuilding200202000554
New Stone Hallbuilding198080002600
North Harpersfield Churchesbuilding2024100010271
North Harpersfield Churchesbuilding2024100010271
Old School Baptist Church of Halcottsvillebuilding199999000809
Pakatakan Artists Colony Historic Districtdistrict198989000046
Pioneer Cemeterysite200707000754
Ravinadistrict200000000048
Rock Rift Fire Observation Towerstructure2018100003231
Rock Valley Schoolbuilding200808000406
Roxbury Historic Districtdistrict200303000852
Schoolhouse No. 5building201111000326
Second Old School Baptist Church of Roxburybuilding199999000908
Second Walton Armory (Thrity-third Separate Company)building201616000591
Erskine L. Seeley Housebuilding201010000593
Sherwood Family Estatedistrict200202001648
Skene Memorial Librarybuilding200101000576
St. John's Church Complexbuilding199595000879
St. Peter's Episcopal Church Complexbuilding199898000948
Walter Stratton Housebuilding200202001660
Thomson Family Farmdistrict200404001000
US Post Office-Delhibuilding198888002477
US Post Office-Waltonbuilding198988002439
Ulster and Delaware Railroad Depot and Mill Complexdistrict200303000254
Union Free Schoolbuilding200404001345
United Presbyterian Church of Davenportbuilding2017100001360
United Presbyterian Church of Davenportbuilding2017100001360
Van Benschoten House and Guest Housebuilding200202000302
Walter Coulter Homestead Farmbuilding2025100011781
Walton Grange #1454-Former Armorybuilding199898000666
West Delhi Presbyterian Church, Manse, and Cemeterybuilding200808001032
West Kortright Presbyterian Churchbuilding200202001326
West Meredith Cemeterysite200303001119
Woodchuck Lodge (Burroughs, John, Home)building196666000512

Covered bridges

4

Delaware County has 4 covered bridges on the National Register. Each is a listed structure with a federal nomination on file.

Downsville Covered BridgeListed 1999, 15 map sheets show this crossing
Fitches Covered BridgeListed 1999, 16 map sheets show this crossing
Hamden Covered BridgeListed 1999, 16 map sheets show this crossing
Lower Shavertown Covered BridgeListed 1999, 24 map sheets show this crossing

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

6

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Bird's-eye view, 1887 - Delhi, N.Y. 1887
Bird's-eye view (1887) - Delhi, N.Y. 1887. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1888 - Luzerne, N.Y. and Hadley
Bird's-eye view (1888) - Luzerne, N.Y. and Hadley. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1887 - Sidney, N.Y. 1887
Bird's-eye view (1887) - Sidney, N.Y. 1887. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1890 - Stamford, N.Y.
Bird's-eye view (1890) - Stamford, N.Y.. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1887 - Walton, N.Y. 1887
Bird's-eye view (1887) - Walton, N.Y. 1887. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1856 - Map of Delaware Co., New York
Land ownership map (1856) - Map of Delaware Co., New York. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

6 of 12 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 12 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Stamford County Club, Stamford, New York, Boston Public Library - undated
Stamford County Club, Stamford, New York. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
The Rexmere Hotel, Stamford, in the Catskills, New York, Boston Public Library - undated
The Rexmere Hotel, Stamford, in the Catskills, New York. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Greetings from Stamford N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Greetings from Stamford N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Map of Delaware County, New York, Boston Public Library - undated
Map of Delaware County, New York. Gould, Jay, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Cold Springs Farm Inn, Stamford, New York, Boston Public Library - undated
Cold Springs Farm Inn, Stamford, New York. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
The Westholm Hotel, Stamford, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
The Westholm Hotel, Stamford, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 2,493 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-04-22, scale 1:27000
1966-04-22, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-04-22, scale 1:27000
1966-04-22, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-04-01, scale 1:40000
1973-04-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-10-21, scale 1:78000
1976-10-21, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-04-01, scale 1:28000
1988-04-01, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-04-01, scale 1:28000
1988-04-01, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-04-01, scale 1:28000
1988-04-01, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1942-05-11, scale 1:43100
1942-05-11, scale 1:43100. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-08-05, scale 1:60000
1958-08-05, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-08-05, scale 1:60000
1958-08-05, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-08-05, scale 1:60000
1958-08-05, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-08-05, scale 1:60000
1958-08-05, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-04, scale 1:60000
1960-05-04, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-04, scale 1:60000
1960-05-04, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-04, scale 1:60000
1960-05-04, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-04, scale 1:60000
1960-05-04, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-04-29, scale 1:27000
1963-04-29, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-04-29, scale 1:27000
1963-04-29, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-04-29, scale 1:27000
1963-04-29, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-04-29, scale 1:27000
1963-04-29, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-04-26, scale 1:27000
1966-04-26, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-04-26, scale 1:27000
1966-04-26, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-04-01, scale 1:40000
1973-04-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-04-01, scale 1:40000
1973-04-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1973-04-01, scale 1:40000
1973-04-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-04-07, scale 1:80000
1981-04-07, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-04-07, scale 1:80000
1981-04-07, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-04-07, scale 1:80000
1981-04-07, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-04-07, scale 1:80000
1981-04-07, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-04-01, scale 1:28000
1988-04-01, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-04-01, scale 1:28000
1989-04-01, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-04-01, scale 1:28000
1989-04-01, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-04-01, scale 1:28000
1989-04-01, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-04-01, scale 1:28000
1989-04-01, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2001-04-26, scale 1:14400
2001-04-26, scale 1:14400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2001-04-26, scale 1:14400
2001-04-26, scale 1:14400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2001-04-28, scale 1:28800
2001-04-28, scale 1:28800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2001-04-28, scale 1:28800
2001-04-28, scale 1:28800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-04-17, scale 1:28800
2002-04-17, scale 1:28800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-04-17, scale 1:28800
2002-04-17, scale 1:28800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-04-24, scale 1:28800
2002-04-24, scale 1:28800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-04-24, scale 1:28800
2002-04-24, scale 1:28800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2003-04-14, scale 1:28800
2003-04-14, scale 1:28800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2003-04-14, scale 1:28800
2003-04-14, scale 1:28800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2003-04-14, scale 1:28800
2003-04-14, scale 1:28800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2003-04-14, scale 1:28800
2003-04-14, scale 1:28800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2004-03-28, scale 1:12000
2004-03-28, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2004-03-28, scale 1:12000
2004-03-28, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

51 stations, 43 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

64 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 13-1Andes town: Andes village
  • 13-2Andes town - That part north of East Branch of Delaware River and east of County Highway 35 and State Highway 28, outside Andes village
  • 13-3Andes town - That part north of East Branch of Delaware River and west of State Highway 28 and County Highway 35, outside Andes village
  • 13-4Andes town - That part south of East Branch of Delaware River
  • 13-5Bovina town
  • 13-6Colchester town: Downsville village
  • 13-7Colchester town - That part north of East Branch of Delaware River, outside Downsville village
  • 13-8Colchester town - That part south of East Branch of Delaware River, outside Downsville village
  • 13-9Davenport town: Davenport town - That part north of State Highway 23
  • 13-10Davenport town - That part south of State Highway 23
  • 13-11Delhi town: Delhi village: Delhi village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Main; Division, 2nd, Franklin Rd.
  • 13-12Delhi village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Franklin Rd., 2nd, Division; Main; Village limits
  • 13-13Delhi village - That part Bounded by Main; Village limits; Village limits; Village limits
  • 13-14Delhi town - That part north of West Branch of Delaware River, outside Delhi village
  • 13-15Delhi town - That part south of West Branch of Delaware River, outside Delhi village
  • 13-16Deposit town: Deposit village - That part in Delaware County comprising part of Deposit town (Remainder of Deposit village is in Sanford town, Broome County)
  • 13-17Deposit town - That part outside Deposit village
  • 13-18Franklin town: Franklin village
  • 13-19Franklin town - That part north of State Highway 28, State Highway 7B and west of County Highway 3, outside Franklin village
  • 13-20Franklin town - That part south of State Highway 28, State Highway 7B and east of County Highway 3, outside Franklin village
  • 13-21Hamden town: Hamden town - That part north of West Branch of Delaware River
  • 13-22Hamden town - That part south of West Branch of Delaware River
  • 13-23Hancock town: Hancock village; Hancock village - That part north of W. Main, E. Main, Academy and Route 17
  • 13-24Hancock village - That part south of W. Main, E. Main, Academy and Route 17
  • 13-25Hancock town - That part north of East Branch of Delaware River and Beaver Kill, outside Hancock village
  • 13-26Hancock town - That part south of East Branch of Delaware River and west of County Highway 39, outside Hancock village
  • 13-27Hancock town - That part south of East Branch of Delaware River and Beaver Kill and east of County Highway 39
  • 13-28Stamford village, comprising parts of Harpersfield and Stanford towns: Stamford village - That part in Harpersfield town
  • 13-29Stamford village - That part in Stamford town
  • 13-30Harpersfield town, outside Stamford village: Harpersfield town - That part north of County Highway 48 and State Highway 23
  • 13-31Harpersfield town - That part south of County Highway 48 and State Highway 23, outside Stamford village (Remainder of Harpersfield town is in Stamford village)
  • 13-32Kortright town: Kortright town - That part east of County Highway 8 and County Highway 7, and south of State Highway 10
  • 13-33Kortright town - That part north of State Highway 10 and west of County Highway 8 and County Highway 7
  • 13-34Masonville town: Masonville town - That part north of State Highway 206, and east of State Highway 8
  • 13-35Masonville town - That part south of State Highway 206, and west of State Highway 8
  • 13-36Meredith town: Meredith town - That part east of State Highway 28
  • 13-37Meredith town - That part west of State Highway 28
  • 13-38Middletown town: Fleischmanns village
  • 13-39Margaretville village
  • 13-40Middletown town - That part north of State Highway 28 and south of State Highway 30, outside Fleischmanns and Margaretville villages
  • 13-41Middletown town - That part north of State Highway 30 and east of State Highway 28, outside Margaretville village
  • 13-42Middletown town - That part south and west of State Highway 28, outside Fleischmanns and Margaretville villages
  • 13-43Roxbury town: Roxbury town - That part east of State Highway 30
  • 13-44Roxbury town - That part west of State Highway 30
  • 13-45Sidney town: Sidney village: Sidney village - That part Bounded by Susquehanna River; Village limits; Delaware and Hudson Railroad; Main, Bridge
  • 13-46Sidney village - That part Bounded by Susquehanna River; Bridge, Main; New York, Ontario and Western Railroad, River Street; Village limits
  • 13-47BSidney village - That part Bounded by Delaware extended, Delaware, Union, Ritton; W. Main; Village limits; Village limits
  • 13-47ASidney village - That part Bounded by River, New York, Ontario and Western Railroad; Union; Delaware, Delaware extended; Village limits
  • 13-48ASidney village - That part Bounded by Delaware and Hudson Railroad; Village limits; E. Main, Orchard extended, New Building Project, Village limits, W. Main, Ritton; Union
  • 13-48BSidney village - That part Bounded by E. Main; Village limits; Village limits; Village limits, New Building Project, Orchard extended
  • 13-49Sidney town - That part north of New York, Ontario and Western Railroad (Main line), and County Highway 4, outside Sidney village
  • 13-50Sidney town - That part south of New York, Ontario and Western Railroad (Main line), and County Highway 4, outside Sidney village
  • 13-51Stamford town, outside Stamford village: Hobart village
  • 13-52Stamford town - That part outside Hobart and Stamford villages (Remainder of Stamford town is in Stamford village)
  • 13-53Tompkins town: Tompkins town - That part north of State Highway 10 and east of County Highway 15
  • 13-54Tompkins town - That part north of State Highway 10 and west of County Highway 15
  • 13-55Tompkins town - That part south of State Highway 10
  • 13-56Walton town: Walton village: Walton village - That part Bounded by East, East Brook; Village limits; Delaware St. Highway; Townsend, Mead, North
  • 13-57Walton village - That part Bounded by Village limits; East Brook, East, North, Mead, Townsend; Delaware St. Highway; West Brook
  • 13-58Walton village - That part Bounded by Village limits; West Brook; Delaware St. Highway; Third Brook
  • 13-59Walton village - That part Bounded by Third Brook, Delaware St. Highway; Village limits; Village limits; Village limits
  • 13-60Walton town - That part north of State Highway 10 and east of New York, Ontario and Western Railroad, outside Walton village
  • 13-61Walton town - That part north of State Highway 10 and west of New York, Ontario and Western Railroad, outside Walton village
  • 13-62Walton town - That part south of State Highway 10, outside Walton village

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

722 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 722 of them, burning about 1,084 acres. 68 started naturally and 52 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined361
Debris and open burning118
Natural68
Arson/incendiarism52
Equipment and vehicle use51
Power generation/transmission/distribution22
Smoking19
Recreation and ceremony15
Misuse of fire by a minor14
Fireworks1
Other causes1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Three of them were set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
2 August 1999Natural40 acresNew York Forest RangersIRISH TOWN
31 March 1999Smoking40 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
4 May 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined38 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
3 April 1999Equipment and vehicle use30 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
30 March 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
1 May 1999Arson/incendiarism25 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
16 April 1997Arson/incendiarism20 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
13 May 1999Arson/incendiarism20 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1956 to 2026

60 of 548 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 548 reports for this county, causing 14 deaths, 4 injuries and about $372,483,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind318
Hail107
Flash Flood84
Flood22
Tornado11
Lightning4
Heavy Rain1
Funnel Cloud1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 1996Flash FloodCountywide6 killed, $9,300,000no account filed
June 2007Flash FloodColchester4 killed, $30,000,000A catastrophic flash flood occurred the evening of June 19th. The area along the border of Delaware and Sullivan Counties received between 8 and 11 inches of rain in 2 to 3 hours. The water washed out one bridge, damaged several other bridges and roads, destroyed all land-line and cellular communications and ripped homes from their foundations.|4 people were killed by what was described as a 4 to 8 foot wall of water which torn down the hill close to route 206/county route 7. 3 of the people that were killed were in homes that were washed away. 1 person was in a car. The flooding abated late in the evening. ||A detailed assessment of the damages to the homes and businesses in Delaware county was conducted by the New York State Emergency Management Office and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. These assessments found that 37 homes had been destroyed and 16 additional homes had suffered major damages. A section of route 206/county route 7 was destroyed between Rockland and Downsville. The flooding tore a 26 foot deep gully into state route 206/county route 7. Total damages were around 30 million dollars.
June 2006Flash FloodCountywide2 killed, $250,000,000no account filed
June 2024Thunderstorm WindHorton1 killed, 1 hurt, $115,000A severe microburst with estimated wind speeds of up to 90 mph, occurred just northwest to north of Cooks Falls, NY near the southeastern edge of Delaware County. There was sporadic damage spread across southern Delaware County from the severe thunderstorm that tracked through the area late in the morning. However, straight-line wind damage was most concentrated in a microburst footprint that encompassed Cooks Hollow and Butternut Grove in the Beaver Kill Valley, and especially up the Russell Brook drainage for at least a mile. The damage pattern diverged from the middle of the path, indicative of a downburst.||This severe microburst impacted two campgrounds with very damaging straight line winds. Many recreational vehicles and camper units, a few tents, and at least two vehicles were heavily damaged and in some cases destroyed by falling trees. Some of the trees or large branches exceeded a foot in diameter. A woman unfortunately perished when a large tree snapped and fell on her site, crushing it. At least one other person was injured with a hit to the head. There was an unknown number of additional |though minor injuries. Eyewitnesses reported that the winds came up suddenly and then lasted at least 5 minutes with one tree after another falling during that period.
August 2011Flash FloodFleischmanns1 killed, $5,000,000Catastrophic flash flooding occurred through the town of Fleischmanns. Homes were washed off foundations, slamming into other homes. Over 200 people were evacuated before the flash flood hit. Some people who did not evacuate had to be rescued. One woman was killed when the building she was in collapsed due to the flood waters.
November 1996Flash FloodCountywide2 hurt, $500,000no account filed
May 2002Tornado (F1)Lordville1 hurt, $10,000The tornado initially touched down across the Delaware River from Lordville, traveled east, and lifted out of the river valley approximately a mile and a half downstream or east of Lordville at Bouchoux Brook. The damage path was approximately a quarter mile wide. Tornado damage was evident on both sides of the river. In the vicinity of the touchdown, there was also considerable straight line wind damage, especially on the Pennsylvania side of the river east of Equinunk. In total, hundreds of trees were blown down in the area of the touchdown and straight line winds. One person in Lordville received minor injuries when his mobile home overturned. Most other structural damage was a result of trees falling on houses, which occurred mainly in New York. The damage was consistent with a strong F0 or a weak F1 tornado.
September 2004Flash FloodCountywide$12,000,000Heavy rain with amounts of 4 to 6 inches caused flash flooding. The rain which fell from the 16th to the 18th was due to the remnants of hurricane Ivan. Most streams and creeks went out of their banks. In addition the east and west branches of the Delaware River and the Beaver Kill had major flooding. 7 people were rescued by a New York State Police helicopter that NWS Binghamton recommended to be put into use. 26 homes were destroyed with another 60 with major damage and 60 more with minor damage. 15 businesses were affected. 2 campgrounds were destroyed. This was the worst flooding since hurricane Diane in 1955.
July 2008Flash FloodColchester$10,000,000Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused significant flash flooding. All roads in the towns of Andes, Stamford and Middletown were closed, and States of Emergency were declared. The flash flooding caused up to 10 million dollars worth of damage to roads and bridges.
June 2006FloodWalton$10,000,000no account filed
June 2006FloodUnadilla$10,000,000no account filed
April 2022FloodDeposit$5,000,000Heavy rainfall led to excessive runoff into the East Branch Delaware River below the Pepacton Reservoir. The stream gage located near Harvard, NY reached a crest of 12.76 feet on April 8th at 2:30 PM. This is considered to be moderate flooding. Several roads were closed in the area of the stream gage, including NY SR 30.
August 2011Flash FloodArkville$5,000,000Approximately 100 homes and businesses were flooded by a wall of water flowing down the East Branch of the Delaware River. Numerous roads and bridges were severely flooded. Mass evacuations took place before the flood occurred. Some people did not evacuate and were rescued by helicopter.
June 2006FloodDelhi$5,000,000no account filed
October 2010Flash FloodHancock$2,100,000Heavy rain fell across the county, with 6.65 inches in Andes and 5.16 inches in Walton. Flash flooding occurred throughout much of the county. Numerous road closures were reported in Hancock and in Walton among others due to flooding and mudslides. State Route 10 was closed due to flooding. In Bovina Center, the Little Delaware River went out of it's banks, covering the road and Bridge nearby.||Several river points experienced moderate to major flooding. Major flooding was reported on the West Branch Delaware River near Delhi, which reached it's flood of record for the period of record and exceeded major flood stage. The flood of record also occurred at Tremper Kill near Andes, also exceeding major flood stage.
September 2011FloodHale Eddy$2,000,000Moderate flooding occurred on the West Branch Delaware River near Hale Eddy, NY. The river gauge located near Hale Eddy crested at 14.71 feet on September 8, 2011 at 10:45 AM.
September 2011FloodHarvard$2,000,000Moderate flooding occurred along the East Branch Delaware River near Harvard, NY. The river crested at 14.71 feet on September 7, 2011 at 9:45 AM.
September 2011FloodWalton$2,000,000Moderate flooding occurred along the West Branch Delaware River near Walton, NY. The river gauge located near Walton recorded at crest of 14.40 feet at 6:00 AM on September 8, 2011.
April 2005Flash FloodCountywide$2,000,000no account filed
July 1999Flash FloodEast Portion$1,500,000no account filed
May 1998Tornado (F3)Deposit$1,000,000The same tornadic supercell that moved through southern portions of Broome county crossed into Delaware county in Deposit around 6:45 pm EDT. At that point, the tornado was still quite strong and maintained an intensity of category F3. Several more homes were severely damaged as the twister moved over route 8 and areas just west of Cannonsville Reservoir. Again, large swaths of trees were cut down and hail larger than baseballs was observed. Once the cell passed on to the east across Tompkins and Colchester townships, it weakened as tornado intensity decreased to F1. Significant tree damage was seen in both ground and aerial damage surveys along hilltop areas just north and east of Cannonsville Reservoir. Hundreds of tree tops were estimated to be twisted off with several utility poles also taken out in these areas. Further east towards Downsville, tornado intensity fluctuated between F0 and F1 with most of the damage to trees along ridge tops. Fortunately, the twister skipped along sparsely populated areas for the most part. As a result, structural damage and injuries were kept to a minimum. Once the cell reached the eastern end of Pepacton Reservoir, it weakened further with the tornado apparently lifting back into the cloud base. Emergency management officials estimated damage totals approaching a million dollars. The majority of the damage occurred in Deposit. The town of Deposit was placed under a local state of emergency for several days with this area also eventually receiving federal aid.
April 2011Flash FloodHale Eddy$650,000Heavy rain caused flash flooding and damage to roads and culverts and storm drain systems. Some of the harder hit areas included Hamden which experienced Bridge damage, and the town of Deposit.
July 1998Flash FloodSidney Center$650,000The same group of heavy showers and thunderstorms which affected southern Chenango and northern Broome counties earlier in the afternoon moved into northern Delaware county. Rainfall amounts ranging from 2 to 4 inches were experienced in and around Sidney early in the afternoon. This caused very sharp rises on Carrs Creek and resulted in significant flash flooding. Several homes in Sidney Center were severely affected. For a time, water levels had risen to the tops of front doors with extensive damage into the basements and first floors of these houses. Local fire department personnel dispatched to the scene quickly and were able to warn residents to move to higher ground in time. Many yards and driveways suffered damage as large divets were carved out by the rushing water and blacktop sections completely crumbled. Most of route 35 through downtown Sidney Center was closed as several feet of water covered the roadway during the height of the flood. By late afternoon, water levels began to recede as rainfall subsided. Route 35 was reopened by the end of the day with most residents also able to return to their homes. Emergency management personnel that inspected the scene estimated that more than a half million dollars worth of damage occurred.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindWalton$500,000Very intense winds from a thunderstorm caused significant straight-line wind damage along the Route 10 corridor from Walton to Delhi. Most of the damage in this corridor resulted from estimated winds of 60 to 70 mph. The hardest hit area was near Delhi on Back River Road near a 4H camp where hundreds of trees were snapped off or uprooted in a half mile wide long path and one quarter mile wide width. At the 4-H camp Shankitunk, four cabins were crushed by falling trees. Fortunately, nobody was injured as camp officials heeded warnings and moved everyone to safe shelter. Winds in this area were estimated between 80 and 90 mph. There was also significant straight-line wind damage up to 70 mph close to Walton a East River Road where numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off. In Walton, a roof was torn off a building. The metal roof pieces fell onto wires and Route 10. The Village of Delhi also had many large trees uprooted or snapped off, some of which landed on homes, buildings, and cars. On Route 10 in Delhi, a greenhouse was lifted and tossed onto the roof a barn. 10,000 electric customers lost power, many for more than 24 hours. In Hancock a state of emergency was declared due to fallen trees and wires. 14 houses were damaged.
December 2000Flash FloodCountywide$500,000Very heavy rain, totaling 2 to 5 inches of rain, fell across this area from the 16th into the 17th. This combined with snowmelt of up to another inch of water equivalent. Many roads were flooded or washed out. People were evacuated in Arkville. Many streams were out of their banks. Basements also became flooded.
August 2018Flash FloodHancock$300,000Devastating flash flooding occurred along E. Main Street with 18 inches of water over the road. Flooding entered a funeral home, clinic, many basements and at least one residence to the first floor. Nearly all roads in the village were closed, as well as major State Route 17 between Hancock and Deposit.
August 2011Flash FloodDeposit$250,000State of emergency was put into effect for major flash flooding in the Deposit area. Numerous roads were closed due to flash flooding.
May 2004Flash FloodMeredith$250,000Severe flooding occurred from Meridith south through Delhi. The entire town of Meridith was shut down due to the flooding. Many roads and culverts in the Meridth and Delhi areas were damaged by the flood waters with significant undermining reported.
June 1998Tornado (F1)Colchester$250,000A thunderstorm cell became tornadic over extreme eastern sections of the county during the evening hours. Aerial storm surveys indicate that the twister first touched down just after 900 pm EDT southwest of Pepacton Reservoir and west of Hendricks Hollow in Colchester township. The tornado cut approximately a 3.5 mile by 100 yard path to the east towards the Delaware-Ulster county line through steep terrain and heavily forested areas. Hundreds of trees were cut down in twisted and chaotic patterns along this damage path. Fortunately, this region was sparsely populated so no structural damage or personal injury resulted. Damage estimates approached a quarter of a million dollars just in replacement cost for deforestation. The tornadic cell continued eastward thereafter into Ulster county and produced additional damage.
June 1990Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
June 1990Tornado (F0)not stated$250,000no account filed
October 1986Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
August 2013Flash FloodSidney Muni Arpt$200,000Many streets were flooded and closed in the village of Sidney. Evacuations of residents were underway.
May 1998Tornado (F0)Davenport$150,000A supercell thunderstorm briefly became tornadic as it crossed northern portions of the county late in the afternoon. The tornado cut a discontinuous 3 mile path from Davenport township northeastward through Butts Corners to Fergusonville between 4:45 and 4:55 pm EDT. The twister appeared to skip across mainly hilltop sections. Large trees were twisted and snapped off on ridge tops with tree damage mainly confined to canopy level at somewhat lower elevations. In Butts Corners, several homes near the path of the tornado sustained siding and roof damage. The tornado appeared to lift back into the cloud base just north of route 9 in Fergusonville.
August 2024Flash FloodDownsville$125,000Multiple houses were surrounded by floodwaters. Evacuations underway.
August 2018Flash FloodHancock$100,000Severe street flooding was occurring in Hancock. Water was entering downtown businesses and other properties. Flash flooding was coming directly off the hillsides as sheet and debris flow. Streams were at bankful and in danger of flooding.
September 2002LightningTrout Creek$100,000Lightning struck a barn on Herrick Hollow Road setting it on fire. The fire completely engulfed the barn. Eight pigs were killed. Four beef cattle were seriously injured.
September 2022Tornado (EF1)Beerston$85,000The National Weather Service in Binghamton NY confirmed with a |storm survey, that a tornado moved through the Walton area on the |evening of September 25th between 6:38 PM to 6:41 PM. During the |survey, tornado damage was first noted along Walton Mountain Rd |where trees fell in a convergent pattern. Talking to several |residents, winds came from multiple directions, with lawn furniture|and part of a deck railing blown northwest while trees in |the back yard were blown down facing southwest. Sporadic tree |damage was followed down to route 10 to an autoshop with some |metal sheeting ripped off of the roof and thrown about a 100 |yards. From there the damage picked back up across the West Branch|of the Delaware River along S River Rd. Sporadic tree damage |continued along the south shore of the river to just south of S |river Rd with the worst tree damage occurring near the end of the |tornado's track. Up until this section, the damage from the |tornado was EF0. Many large trees were snapped or uprooted and |fell in a cross stitch pattern for a section of forest that was |about 300 yards long and 50 yards wide where the EF1 damage was |found.
May 2013Flash FloodWest Davenport$80,000Widespread flooding occurred on small streams, creeks and roads in the Town of Meredith. Jackson Hill Rd., and Palmer Hill Rd. were the hardest hit areas with shoulder and culvert washouts.
May 2013Flash FloodFraser$80,000Flooding occurred on many streams and creeks due to culverts plugged with debris in and around the Village of Delhi. Water was over much of Routes 28 and 10 with areas of road shoulders being washed out.
June 2016Flash FloodTrout Creek$75,000Flooding rains caused severe culvert and road washout damage in several places along County Route 47.
December 2020Flash FloodDavenport$50,000Flash flooding was entering a house on State Route 23.
June 2016Flash FloodTrout Creek$50,000Torrential rains caused flooding across Route 27 near the Village of Trout Creek.
June 2016Flash FloodBarbourviile$50,000Floodwaters washed out Dry Brook Road in several places. The road was severely damaged.
June 2014Flash FloodHale Eddy$50,000Several streams were out of their banks and affecting roads and homes in the towns of Hancock and Colchester. Precautionary evacuations of several residents occurred.
August 2011FloodHarvard$50,000The East Branch of the Delaware River at Harvard crested at 13.31 feet at 1015 am EST August 28th, 2011.
August 2011FloodFishs Eddy$50,000The East Branch of the Delaware River at Fishes Eddy crested at 16.04 feet at 400 pm EST August 28th, 2011.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindColchester$50,000Numerous trees were blown down throughout the county.
May 2004Tornado (F1)Deposit$50,000An F1 tornado touched down near Sanford NY at 530 pm EDT. The tornado tracked east into Delaware County where it lifted about 3 miles northeast of Deposit, NY at 540 pm EDT. The tornado uprooted and snapped many trees along its path. The tornado demolished a trailer, damaged siding on a house and destroyed a barn. In addition to the damage from the tornado, there was a 5 mile swath of hail damage in and around Sanford and northeast of Sanford.
May 2002Flash FloodHancock$50,000Numerous roads were flooded and/or blocked by mudslides due to very heavy thunderstorm rains. Hardest hit areas were Downsville, East Branch, Hancock and Shinhopple.
June 2006Flash FloodColchester$50,000no account filed
May 2004HailDelhi$50,000no account filed
June 2003Flash FloodDeposit$50,000no account filed
February 2017Flash FloodHawleys$45,000Thunderstorms with heavy rain, combined with residual snow melt and saturated ground, created flash flood conditions in the area. Several roads, including Peas Eddy Road were washed out with deep gravel deposits blocking lanes of traffic.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindSidney$45,000The same storm that produced wind damage earlier in the afternoon in northern Broome county re-intensified to severe levels across the northern tier of Delaware county. The storm first affected the Sidney area, downing many large trees and wires. As the storm moved eastward, it continued to knock down trees in the towns of South Kortright, Franklin, and Hobart. Large trees were blown across several streets in Stamford. Shortly thereafter, the storm exited the county.
August 2024Flash FloodDelhi$40,000A house was flooded to the first floor in Delhi.
May 2013Flash FloodEast Delhi$40,000Flood waters were rushing down the hillsides and across much of Route 10 from Delhi to Bloomville.
June 2017Flash FloodMeredith$35,000Flash flooding of small streams and creeks caused several road washouts along County Route 14 north of Delhi.
February 2017Flash FloodMerrickville$35,000Thunderstorms, with heavy rainfall, combined with residual melting snow and saturated ground caused streams to overflow their banks, flooding roads in the Walton area.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindMasonville$35,000A line of severe thunderstorms plowed through the county with widespread wind damage. Many large trees and wires were knocked down in Masonville at 3:55 pm, in Walton around 4:10 pm, and in Delhi at 4:20 pm EDT.

Mines and quarries

30 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 30 workings inside this county. 18 still produce and 12 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction14
Stone, Crushed/Broken6
Flagstone5
Clay4
Salt1
Natural Gas1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
M.Hazlett No.1 WellSalt, Natural GasProspect
Masonville QuarryClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Masonville QuarryClayProducer
Unadilla QuarryClayProducer
Unadilla Quarry and MillClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Downsville Quarry and MillFlagstoneProducer
East Branch QuarryFlagstoneProducer
Reynolds QuarryFlagstoneProducer
Thompkins Bluestone Quarry.FlagstonePast Producer
Willis Hankins BluestoneFlagstonePast Producer
Downsville Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerSedimentary
East Branch QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerSedimentary
Hancock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Hancock Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerSedimentary
Thompkins Bluestone Quarry.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerSedimentary
Willis Hawkins QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerSedimentary
Adair PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bloomville Gravel BankSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Franklin PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hamden PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hillis Gravel BankSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Howe Jesse Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Howe Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Howe Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kortright PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Meredith PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Tompkins BankSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Town Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Town PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Town of Harpersfield PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every populated place in the county

124

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Delaware County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.