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Herkimer County, New York

218 topographic sheets cover 110 settlements here, and 74 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

74 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

New York within the United States
Herkimer County within New York
Explore by year 1859 1890

What the record shows

  • 2,330 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 74 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 55 buildings, 10 districts, 8 structures and 1 site.
  • 1 of them is a covered bridge.
  • 11 of the 74 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 110 populated places in this county; 110 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

74

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
Balloon Farmbuilding199898000391
Big Moose Community Chapelbuilding201212000478
Blatchley Housebuilding200808000770
Bonfoy-Barstow Housebuilding201111000595
Benjamin Bowen Housebuilding199898001342
Brace Farmdistrict201313000356
Breckwoldt-Ward Housebuilding200505000164
Camp Veerybuilding2023100009171
Case, James H., III and Laura Rockefeller Case, Housebuilding2019100004334
Cedar Lake Methodist Episcopal Churchbuilding2020100005464
Church of the Good Shepherdbuilding199797000943
Cold Brook Feed Millbuilding197474001243
Covewood Lodgebuilding200404000435
Alfred Dolge Hose Co. No. 1 Buildingbuilding199494001003
Dolgeville Universalist Churchbuilding2024100010614
Emmanuel Episcopal Churchbuilding200909000574
First United Methodist Churchbuilding200303000601
Fort Herkimer Churchbuilding197272000843
Frankfort Hill District Number 10 Schoolbuilding201111000401
Frankfort Town Hallbuilding199999001486
Augustus Frisbie Housebuilding199999001487
Goodsell Housebuilding200606000265
H.M. Quackenbush Factorybuilding2022100008003
Herkimer County Courthousebuilding197272000844
Herkimer County Historical Societybuilding197272000845
Herkimer County Jailbuilding197272000846
Herkimer County Trust Company Buildingbuilding197070000421
Herkimer Housebuilding197171000539
Hildreth Homesteadbuilding2020100005830
Holy Trinity Monasterydistrict201109000286
Indian Castle Churchbuilding197171000540
Italian Community Bake Ovenstructure200606001003
Jordanville Public Librarybuilding198484002397
James Keith House and Brown-Morey-Davis Farmbuilding201413001090
Lalino Stone Arch Bridgestructure200101001397
Library Bureau-Remington Rand-Sperry UNIVAC Manufacturing Complexdistrict2021100006144
Little Falls City Hallbuilding201111000596
Little Falls Historic Districtdistrict201212000013
Masonic Temple-Newport Lodge No. 445 F. & A.M.building201009001228
Meetinghouse Green Road Cemeterysite201313000357
Menge House Complexbuilding199696001425
Newport Stone Arch Bridgestructure199291002035
Norway Baptist Church (former)building200707000622
Oak Hill Cemeterydistrict201313000627
Old City Road Stone Arch Bridgestructure200101001398
Overlookbuilding201010000484
Palatine German Frame Housebuilding200404000282
Perry, Stuart and William Swezey Housesbuilding201212000982
Reformed Church, Thebuilding197272000847
Remington Housebuilding199797000942
Remington Stablesbuilding197676001222
Rice-Dodge-Burgess Farmdistrict201515000821
Thomas Richardson Housebuilding198484002400
Route 29 Stone Arch Bridgestructure200100001685
Russia Corners Historic Districtdistrict199696000815
Salisbury Center Covered Bridgestructure197272000848
Salisbury Center Grange Hallbuilding199999000056
James Sanders Housebuilding200606000255
Snells Bush Church and Cemeterybuilding200404000092
South Ann Street-Mill Street Historic Districtdistrict200808000139
Stillwater Mountain Fire Observation Stationstructure2017100001624
Stillwater Mountain Fire Observation Stationstructure2017100001624
Sunset Hillbuilding200706001205
Thendara Historic Districtdistrict201010000897
Trinity Episcopal Church-Fairfieldbuilding199393000499
US Post Office-Dolgevillebuilding198888002486
US Post Office-Frankfortbuilding198988002512
US Post Office-Herkimerbuilding198988002501
US Post Office-Ilionbuilding198988002513
US Post Office-Little Fallsbuilding198988002343
Van Slyke Housebuilding2021100007104
West Winfield Historic Districtdistrict2026100012672
Yale-Cady Octagon House and Yale Lock Factory Sitebuilding200707001019
Zoller-Frasier Round Barnbuilding198484002401

Covered bridges

1

Herkimer County has 1 covered bridge on the National Register. Each is a listed structure with a federal nomination on file.

Salisbury Center Covered BridgeListed 1972, 22 map sheets show this crossing

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

9

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, 1890 - Dolgeville, N.Y.
Bird's-eye view (1890) - Dolgeville, N.Y.. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1887 - Frankfort, N.Y. 1887
Bird's-eye view (1887) - Frankfort, N.Y. 1887. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1881 - Bird's eye view of Ilion, N.Y. : population 4500
Bird's-eye view (1881) - Bird's eye view of Ilion, N.Y. : population 4500. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1862 - Little Falls, Herkimer Co N.Y. 1862 : from south side of the river
Bird's-eye view (1862) - Little Falls, Herkimer Co N.Y. 1862 : from south side of the river. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1881 - Little Falls, N.Y.
Bird's-eye view (1881) - Little Falls, N.Y.. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1890 - Middleville, N.Y.
Bird's-eye view (1890) - Middleville, N.Y.. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1890 - Newport, N.Y.
Bird's-eye view (1890) - Newport, N.Y.. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1890 - Poland, N.Y.
Bird's-eye view (1890) - Poland, N.Y.. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1859 - Map of Herkimer County, New York
Land ownership map (1859) - Map of Herkimer County, New York. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

9 of 23 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 23 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.

Canal lock, Little Falls, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Canal lock, Little Falls, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Gorge View Highway, Little Falls, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Gorge View Highway, Little Falls, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
View of grounds at Newport, Herkimer Co., N.Y., Boston Public Library - undated
View of grounds at Newport, Herkimer Co., N.Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
View of Barge Canal and industries, Little Falls, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
View of Barge Canal and industries, Little Falls, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
General Herkimer Monument, Little Falls, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
General Herkimer Monument, Little Falls, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Gorge View Highway, Little Falls, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Gorge View Highway, Little Falls, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Little Falls High School, Little Falls, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Little Falls High School, Little Falls, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
General Herkimer homestead, Little Falls, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
General Herkimer homestead, Little Falls, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Little Falls, N.Y 1881, Boston Public Library - undated
Little Falls, N.Y 1881. H.H. Rowley & Co, 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 3,178 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, 1942-09-21, scale 1:43100
1942-09-21, scale 1:43100. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-11-04, scale 1:40000
1952-11-04, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-11-04, scale 1:40000
1952-11-04, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-11-04, scale 1:40000
1952-11-04, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-11-04, scale 1:40000
1952-11-04, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-03, scale 1:40000
1953-04-03, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-03, scale 1:40000
1953-04-03, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-03, scale 1:40000
1953-04-03, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-04-24, scale 1:24000
1955-04-24, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-04-24, scale 1:24000
1955-04-24, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-04-24, scale 1:24000
1955-04-24, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-04-24, scale 1:24000
1955-04-24, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-09-23, scale 1:35000
1958-09-23, scale 1:35000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-09-23, scale 1:35000
1958-09-23, scale 1:35000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-09-23, scale 1:35000
1958-09-23, scale 1:35000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-09-23, scale 1:35000
1958-09-23, scale 1:35000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-03, scale 1:60000
1960-05-03, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-05-02, scale 1:19000
1966-05-02, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-05-02, scale 1:19000
1966-05-02, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-05-02, scale 1:19000
1966-05-02, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-05-02, scale 1:19000
1966-05-02, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1941-07-10, scale 1:18000
1941-07-10, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1941-07-10, scale 1:18000
1941-07-10, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1941-07-10, scale 1:18000
1941-07-10, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1942-09-21, scale 1:43100
1942-09-21, scale 1:43100. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1942-09-21, scale 1:43100
1942-09-21, scale 1:43100. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1942-09-21, scale 1:43100
1942-09-21, scale 1:43100. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-03, scale 1:40000
1953-04-03, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-10-21, scale 1:60000
1959-10-21, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-10-21, scale 1:60000
1959-10-21, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-10-21, scale 1:60000
1959-10-21, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-10-21, scale 1:60000
1959-10-21, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-03, scale 1:60000
1960-05-03, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-03, scale 1:60000
1960-05-03, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-03, scale 1:60000
1960-05-03, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-04-26, scale 1:26000
1967-04-26, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-04-26, scale 1:26000
1967-04-26, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-04-26, scale 1:26000
1967-04-26, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-04-26, scale 1:26000
1967-04-26, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-04-01, scale 1:24000
1974-04-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-04-01, scale 1:24000
1974-04-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-04-01, scale 1:27000
1974-04-01, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-04-01, scale 1:27000
1974-04-01, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-05-01, scale 1:78000
1976-05-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-05-01, scale 1:78000
1976-05-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-05-01, scale 1:78000
1976-05-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-05-01, scale 1:78000
1976-05-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-04-10, scale 1:80000
1981-04-10, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

30 stations, 24 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

96 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.

  • 22-1Columbia town - That part north of County Hwys. 156, 154 and; 152
  • 22-2Columbia town - That part south of County Hwys. 156, 154 and; 152
  • 22-3Danube town
  • 22-4Middleville village, comprising parts of Fairfield and Newport towns: Middleville village - That part in Fairfield town
  • 22-5Middleville village - That part in Newport town
  • 22-6Fairfield town, outside Middleville village: Fairfield town - That part north of State Hwy. 29, outside Middleville village
  • 22-7Fairfield town - That part south of State Hwy. 29, outside Middleville village (Remainder of Fairfield town is in Middleville village)
  • 22-8Frankfort village - Thot part Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; 1st Ave.; Frankfort, Orchard, Railroad
  • 22-9Frankfort village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Railroad, Orchard, Frankfort; 1st Ave.; Litchfield, Main, Moyer Creek, Village limits
  • 22-10Frankfort village - That part excluding Frankfort Colony (Rome State School) Bounded by Village limits; Moyer Creek, Main, Litchfield, 1st Ave., Frankfort; Village limits; Village limits
  • 22-11Frankfort Colony (Rome State School) (In Frankfort village)
  • 22-12Frankfort village - That part Bounded by 1st Ave.; Village limits; 3rd Ave.; Frankfort
  • 22-13Frankfort village - That part Bounded by 3rd Ave.; Village limits; Village limits; Frankfort
  • 22-14Frankfort town - That part outside Frankfort village Bounded by Frankfort Gorge Rd., Litchfield Rd., Frankfort village limits; Town line; Town line
  • 22-15Frankfort town - That part outside Frankfort village and excluding Kasonic Home and Hospital (Masonic Soldiers and Sailors Mom. Hospital (part) Bounded by Town line; Frankfort village limits, Litchfield Rd.; Frankfort Gorge Rd., Furnace Hill Rd., Higby Rd., Brockway Rd., Kinden Tpke.; Town line, New York Central Railroad (West Shore Division), Zoar Ave. extended, Zoar Ave., Broad, Town line
  • 22-16Masonic Home and Hospital (Masonic Soldier's and Sailors Mem. Hospital) - That part in Frankfort town (Remainder of Masonic Home and Hospital (Masonic Soldier's and Sailors Mem. Hospital) is in Utica city, Oneida County)
  • 22-17Frankfort town - That part Bounded by Broad; Zoar Ave., Zoar Ave. extended; N.Y.C.R.R. (West Shore Division); Town line
  • 22-18Frankfort town - That part Bounded by Minden Tpke., Brockway Rd., Higby Rd., Furnace Hill Rd.; Frankfort Gorge Rd.; Town line; Town line
  • 22-19German Flatts town: Ilion village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; E. Main, East extended, East, E. Clark, Catherine, E. North; Central Ave.
  • 22-20Ilion village - That part Bounded by W. Clark, Central Ave., E. North, Catherine, E. Clark; Tast, Mast extended; E. Main, W. Main; West, W. State, Pleasant
  • 22-21Ilion village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Central Ave., W. Glark, Pleasant, W. State, West; W. Main; Village limits
  • 22-22Ilion village - That part Bounded by W. Main; 6th Ave., Bellevue, N. 5th Ave., Montgomery, N. 5th Ave., S. 5th Ave., Ward, S. 4th Ave.; Center, Center extended; Village limits
  • 22-23Ilion village - That part Bounded by W. Main; Weisbecker, 1st Ave.; 2nd; N. 5th Ave., Montgomery, N. 5th Ave., Bellevue, 6th Ave.
  • 22-24Ilion village - That part Bounded by W. Main, E. Main; Otsego; Morgan, 3rd; John, 1st Ave., Weisbecker
  • 22-25Ilion village - That part Bounded by E. Main; Orchard, Spring, Maple Pl., Hakes Rd., Hakes Rd. extended; Russell Park property line, Cemetery property line, Hoepler Ave. extended, Hoepler Ave., Remington Ave.; Otsego
  • 22-26Ilion village - That part Bounded by E. Main; Village limits; Village limits; Russell Park property line, Hakes Rd. extended, Hakes Rd., Maple Pl., Spring, Orchard
  • 22-27Ilion village - That part Bounded by Remington Ave., Hoepler Ave., Hoepler Ave. extended, Cemetery property line, Russell Park property line; Village limits; Village limits; Otsego
  • 22-28Ilion village - That part Bounded by 3rd, Morgan; Otsego; John, Center; Prospect Ave., Grove, John
  • 22-29Ilion village - That part Bounded by 2nd; John; Grove, S. 4th Ave., Ward; S. 5th Ave.
  • 22-30Ilion village - That part Bounded by Center extended, Center, S. 4th Ave., Grove, Prospect Ave., Center; John, Otsego; Village limits; Village limits
  • 22-31Mohawk village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; Henry, Green, Michigan; Columbia, Warren, Johnson, N. Otsego, N. Otsego extended
  • 22-32Mohawk village - That part Bounded by Village limits; N. Otsego extended, N. Otsego, Johnson, Warren, Columbia; W. Center, S. Richfield, W. Main; Village limits
  • 22-33Mohawk village - That part Bounded by W. Main, S. Richfield, W. Center; Columbia; Village limits
  • 22-34Mohawk village - That part Bounded by Michigan; Green, Henry, Village limits; Village limits; Columbia
  • 22-35German Flatts town - That part east of State Hwy. 28, outside Mohawk village
  • 22-36German Flatts town - That part west of State Hwy. 28, outside Ilion and Mohawk villages
  • 22-37Herkimer village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; Albany; Doxtader Hydraulic Canal, Green, Steuben, Steuben Pl., Harter, E. German, Lake Ave., Doxtader Hydraulic Canal, Mirror Lake
  • 22-38Herkimer village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Mirror Lake, Doxtader Hydraulic Canal, Lake Ave., E. German, Harter; Steuben Pl., Steuben, Suiter; Doxtader Hydraulic Canal, Steuben Rd.
  • 22-39Herkimer village - That part Bounded by W. German, E. German; Doxtader Hydraulic Canal, Suiter, N. Washington; Court, Church; N. Bellinger
  • 22-40Herkimer village - That part Bounded by Court, N. Washington, Suiter; Steuben, Green, Doxtader Hydraulic Canal; E. Albany; N. Main
  • 22-41Herkimer village - That part Bounded by Church; N. Main; W. Albany; N. Prospect, Bellinger Ave., N. Bellinger
  • 22-42Herkimer village - That part Bounded by Church; N. Bellinger, Bellinger Ave., N. Prospect; W. Albany; Margaret
  • 22-43Herkimer village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Steuben Rd., Doxtader Hydraulic Canal; E. German, W. German, N. Bellinger, Church, N. Caroline, W. German; Maple Grove Ave., Bellinger Brook
  • 22-44Herkimer village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Bellinger Brook, Maple; Grove Ave., W. German, N. Caroline, Church, Margaret Park Ave., Park Ave. extended; Village limits
  • 22-45Herkimer village - That part Bounded by Park Ave. extended, Park Ave., Margaret, W. Albany; S. Main; Mohawk; Village limits
  • 22-46Herkimer village - That part Bounded by Mohawk; S. Main; Steele; William, W. Smith
  • 22-47Herkimer village - That part Bounded by W. Smith, William, Steele, E. Steele; S. Washington; Village limits; Mohawk
  • 22-48Herkimer village - That part Bounded by E. Albany; Doxtader Hydraulic Canal; Village limits; S. Washington, E. Steele, S. Main
  • 22-49Herkimer village - That part Bounded by E. Albany; Protection Ave.; Eureka Ave., King, E. Smith; Doxtader Hydraulic Canal
  • 22-50Herkimer village - That part Bounded by E. Smith, King, Eureka Ave., Protection Ave., E. Albany; Village limits; Village limits; Doxtader Hydraulic Canal
  • 22-51Herkimer town - That part east of West Canada Creek, outside Herkimer village
  • 22-52Herkimer town - That part west of West Canada Creek, outside Herkimer village and excluding Herkimer County Home and Hospital
  • 22-53Herkimer County Home and Hospital (In Herkimer town)
  • 22-54Litchfield town
  • 22-55Little Falls city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by City limits; Newport Rd., Church, Gilbert, Furnace; Skinner, Skinner extended; City limits
  • 22-56Little Falls city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Gilbert; Church; Pierce; Furnace
  • 22-57Little Falls city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Pierce; Church, School; W. Main; Center, King, Furnace
  • 22-58Little Falls city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Church; S. Ann; N.Y.C. & Hudson River R.R.; Lock, W. Main, School
  • 22-59Little Falls city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Skinner extended, Skinner; Furnace, King, Center, W. Main, Lock; N.Y.C. & Hudson River R.R.; City limits
  • 22-60Little Falls city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; City limits, Salisbury Rd.; E. Monroe, N. William, Burrell Overlook Rd., Douglas, Lewis, Milligan, Sherman, W. Monroe; Newport Rd., City limits
  • 22-61Little Falls city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Milligan, Lewis, Douglas, Burrell Overlook Rd.; N. William; E. Monroe, W. Monroe; Sherman
  • 22-62Little Falls city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by W. Monroe; N. Ann, E. Gansevoort, Jackson, Garden, N. 2nd, S. 2nd; Albany; S. Ann, N. Ann, Church
  • 22-63Little Falls city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by W. Monroe, E. Monroe Salisbury, Garden, N. Mary, S. Mary Albany S. 2nd, N. 2nd, Garden, Jackson, E. Gansevoort, N. Ann
  • 22-64Little Falls city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Ritter Rd., Ward, Porteus, Alexander, Loomis; Salisbury, Salisbury Rd.
  • 22-65Little Falls city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Ritter Rd.; City limits; Dolgeville Rd., Loomis, Whited, Burwell; Ward
  • 22-66Little Falls city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Loomis, Alexander, Porteus; Ward, Burwell, Alexander; E. Main, Albany; S. Mary, N. Mary, Garden, Salisbury
  • 22-67Little Falls city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Loomis, Dolgeville Rd.; City limits; City limits, E. Main; Alexander, Burwell, Whited
  • 22-68Little Falls city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Albany; E. Main, City limits; Mohawk River, City limits; N.Y.C. & Hudson River R.R., S. Ann
  • 22-69Little Falls city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Mohawk River; City limits; Flint Ave., Mohawk
  • 22-70Little Falls city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Mohawk River; Mohawk, Flint Ave.; City limits
  • 22-71Little Falls town
  • 22-72Manheim town: Dolgeville village - That part Bounded by Village limits, Town line; Bridge near Elm, Main; Slawson, Helmer Ave., Giese, Giese extended
  • 22-73Dolgeville village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Giese extended, Giese, Helmer Ave.; Elm, Wanckel, State; Little Falls and Dolgeville R.R.
  • 22-74Dolgeville village - That part Bounded by State, Wanckel, Elm; Helmer Ave., Slawson, Main, Lamberson, Howard, Spofford Ave.; Main; Little Falls and Dolgeville R.R.
  • 22-75Dolgeville village - That part Bounded by Main, Bridge near Elm; Town line; 2nd; Faville Ave., Howard, Lamberson
  • 22-76Dolgeville village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Little Falls and Dolgeville R.R., Main, Spofford, Howard, Faville Ave., 2nd, Town line; Village limits; Village limits (Remainder of Dolgeville village is in Oppenheim town, Fulton County)
  • 22-77Manheim town - That part east of Dolgeville village, outside Dolgeville village
  • 22-78Manheim town - That part west and south of Dolgeville village, outside Dolgeville village
  • 22-79Poland village - That part in Newport town
  • 22-80Poland village - That part in Russia town
  • 22-81Newport town, outside Middleville and Poland villages: Newport village
  • 22-82Newport town - That part outside Middleville, Newport, and Poland villages (Remainder of Newport town is in Middleville and Poland villages)
  • 22-83Norway town
  • 22-84Ohio town
  • 22-85Russia town, outside Poland village: Cold Brook village
  • 22-86Russia town - That part outside Cold Brook and Poland villages (Remainder of Russia town is in Poland village)
  • 22-87Salisbury town - That part north of State Hwy S. 29 and; 29A
  • 22-88Salisbury town - That part south of State Hwys. 29 and; 29A
  • 22-89Schuyler town
  • 22-90Stark town
  • 22-91Warren town - That part east of State Hwy. 167
  • 22-92Warrentown - That part west of State Hwy. 167
  • 22-93Webb town: Old Forge-Thendara, unincorporated Bounded by N.Y.C.R.R., State Hwy. 365, Middle Branch; Moose River, Unnamed stream, Unnamed road; Unnamed road, State Hwy. 365, Unnamed stream west of Junction of State Hwy. 28 and Unnamed road following shore line of First Lake, Gray Lake outlet, Gray Lake; A line from mouth of Gray Lake inlet to Junction of Nicks Lake inlet and Unnamed road; Unnamed road, County Hwy. 88, Unnamed road, Middle Branch Moose River
  • 22-94Webb town - That part outside Old Forge-Thendara, unincorporated (See separate map for boundaries of Old Forge-Thendara)
  • 22-95Winfield town: West Winfield village
  • 22-96Winfield town - That part outside West Winfield village

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

488 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 488 of them, burning about 453 acres. 41 started naturally and 68 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined232
Arson/incendiarism68
Debris and open burning52
Recreation and ceremony43
Natural41
Smoking22
Equipment and vehicle use14
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Other causes5
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
22 March 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined16 acresNew York Forest RangersMILLER ROAD FIRE
16 May 1999Smoking15 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
24 April 2009Arson/incendiarism8.5 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
20 April 2008Debris and open burning8.0 acresNew York Forest RangersBARRINGER RD. FIRE
12 April 1999Arson/incendiarism7.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
18 March 2020Debris and open burning5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
26 March 2020Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
12 March 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA

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

Storms, 1961 to 2026

60 of 908 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 908 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, 12 injuries and about $20,784,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind553
Flash Flood142
Hail100
Flood82
Tornado11
Lightning11
Debris Flow5
Heavy Rain2
Funnel Cloud2

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
June 1970Tornadonot stated1 killed, 1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
October 2019Flash FloodNorway1 killed, $25,000The shoulder of Military Road in Norway collapsed due to flood waters. An 82-year old man's vehicle became stuck with the driver's side wheels on the pavement, and the passenger side wheels in a ravine created by the floodwaters. The man died when he exited the vehicle and was swept away by floodwaters.
August 1990Tornado (F1)not stated3 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
May 1986Thunderstorm Windnot stated2 hurtno account filed
May 1990Tornado (F0)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
February 1997Thunderstorm WindLittle Falls1 hurt, $40,000no account filed
June 1990Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
July 1989Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
May 1987Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
June 1986Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindCountywide$10,000,000no account filed
July 2017Flash FloodWest Schuyler$1,000,000Several flooding reports were received in the Mohawk Valley. A person was trapped in their house in the Town of Schuyler due to flooding off Route 5S. That route was closed in the Village of Frankfort, along with Route 171 and West Main Street. Route 5 was closed from the Town of Schuyler to Little Falls with portions of the roadway under water. The Wal-Mart in Herkimer had to be evacuated due to flooding concerns.
August 1996Flash FloodFrankfort$700,000no account filed
April 2011FloodGravesville$572,000The West Canada Creek and its tributaries were out of their banks and causing widespread flooding of roadways and basements. Middleville residents sandbagged their properties Thursday morning, April 28th, trying to keep the water from the West Canada Creek at bay.||The following roads were reported closed due to flooding: |In Poland: Route 8 from village line to Route 10, washed away in several locations. |In Russia: Military Road from Route 8 to Buck Hill, Grant Road from Russia Road to Military Road, Mill Road to Russia Road, Patridge Hill Road, and Gravestone Road from Russia Road to Route 28 northern section. |In Newport: Brayton Road, Strumlock Road and Route 28 near the high school.|In Frankfort: Ferguson, Welshbush and Broad Streets.|In Middleville: Fishing Rock Road and the Middleville Bridge.|In Ohio: Bussey Bridge between Route 8 to Route 365, Fisher Road from Route 8 to Fisher Lane Road, Route 8 from the village of Poland line to Route 10 in Hamilton County, Stantmire Road, and Atwood Lake Road to Route 8.|In Litchfiield: Holcomb Gulf Road.|In Columbia: House Road from Smith Road.
July 2017FloodHerkimer$500,000High water due to flash flooding from earlier in the day continued to cause impassable roadways into the evening hours on Saturday, July 1st throughout the village of Herkimer. Runoff from flash flooding caused the West Canada Creek at Kast Bridge to exceed moderate flood stage at 3:40 PM EST, crest at 4:30 PM EST and fall below flood stage by 7:12 PM EST.
November 2019FloodMiddleville$380,000Roads and a bridge were washed out in the Town of Fairfield, prompting swiftwater rescues. The bridge on Farrington Road was washed out, stranding the residents of four homes.
March 2026FloodPoland$250,000The combination of heavy rain and snow melt led to the West Canada Creek to overflow its banks from Hinckley Reservoir down to Kast Bridge and slightly farther downstream. Local news stations shared pictures and videos of flooding occurring in spots along the entire path of the creek from Poland to Newport and Middleville with water encroaching on river-adjacent homes, roadways, and local businesses.
April 2026FloodPoland$250,000The combination of heavy rain and snow melt led to the West Canada Creek to overflow its banks from Hinckley Reservoir down to Kast Bridge and slightly farther downstream. Local news stations shared pictures and videos of flooding occurring in spots along the entire path of the creek from Poland to Newport and Middleville with water encroaching on river-adjacent homes, roadways, and local businesses.
July 1999Flash FloodIlion$250,000no account filed
November 2019FloodDolgeville$200,000The East Canada Creek flowed out of its banks in the Village of Dolgeville, leading to extensive severe flooding. Swiftwater rescues occurred due to the rapidly rising waters, with around 75 people evacuated from homes due to the flooding. Several homes were severely damaged or destroyed with walls ripped from their foundations. The damage was heaviest along North Main Street where several feet of water was coursing down the street and into residences. The Route 29 bridge over the East Canada Creek was closed due to high water as well.
May 2000Flash FloodNewport$175,000no account filed
August 1996Flash FloodIlion$150,000no account filed
October 2019Flash FloodMiddlefield$110,000There was widespread flash flooding in the village of Middleville. Water entered structures with cars partially submerged. There were 27 evacuations as a result of the flooding. The West Canada Creek was nearing the road surface of the Route 28 bridge. Downstream at Kast Bridge, the creek reached moderate flood stage at 2106EST and continued to rise to major flood stage by 2124EST before cresting at a record high level of 10.92 feet at 2315EST.
November 2019FloodMiddleville$110,000The West Canada Creek reached a record high stage of 10.92 feet at Kast Bridge at 2315EST 31 October. It fell below major flood stage at 0400EST 1 November, then had a secondary crest, rising above major flood stage again at 1231EST 1 November. It remained above major flood stage until 1615EST 2 November, and fell below moderate flood stage by 0155EST 3 November. There was widespread flooding along the West Canada Creek between Middleville and Herkimer, resulting in the closure of Route 28. There was widespread flooding in the village of Middleville. Water entered structures with cars partially submerged. There were 27 evacuations as a result of the flooding. The West Canada Creek was nearing the road surface of the Route 28 bridge.
April 2001Heavy RainMohawk$100,000Excessive rains and rapid snowmelt produced a mudslide in the town of Mohawk, Herkimer County which covered portions of Route 334, blocking traffic.
May 2000Flash FloodFrankfort$90,000no account filed
August 2001Thunderstorm WindPoland$85,000no account filed
August 2001Thunderstorm WindNewport$80,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindCedarville$80,000no account filed
October 2019Flash FloodMiddlefield$75,000A bridge on Fairfield Road was severely damaged, stranding occupants of four homes.
October 2019Flash FloodWilmurt$75,000Atwood Lake Road was washed out.
October 2019Flash FloodGray$75,000A bridge on Gray-Wilmurt Road was washed out.
October 2019Flash FloodNewport$75,000A bridge at White Creek Road and Newport-Gray Road was washed out.
October 2019Flash FloodPardeeville Corners$75,000A bridge on Black Creek Road was washed out.
July 2000Flash FloodMohawk$75,000no account filed
July 1997LightningHerkimer$70,000no account filed
August 2001Thunderstorm WindSalisbury$65,000no account filed
August 2001Thunderstorm WindFairfield$61,000no account filed
January 1998Flash FloodCountywide$60,000From January 7 to January 10, mild weather along with significant rain and snowmelt resulted in small stream flooding across Herkimer County. There were road closures throughout the county due to ponding of water and small stream flooding. Spencer Creek in the southern portion of the county spilled over its banks.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindMohawk$60,000no account filed
July 2000Flash FloodHerkimer$58,000no account filed
May 2025Flash FloodMohawk$50,000Video and trained spotter reports were received of water and debris flowing down Steuben Hill Road in the Village of Herkimer with portions of the road getting washed out. The flood water and debris flowed onto some nearby side streets including Dayton Place.
August 2023Flash FloodWest Schuyler$50,000Multiple homes were flooded along New York Route 5 in the Town of Schuyler.
November 2019Flash FloodFrankfort$50,000Heavy rainfall eroded the embankment along the Hilltop Bridge over Moyer Creek, resulting in the evacuation of 50-100 residents along South Litchfield Street.
August 2010FloodDolgeville$50,000Numerous roads were reported closed due to flooding in the vicinity of Dolgeville along with basement flooding. South Main Street was flooded in Dolgeville. In addition, a mudslide was reported in Danube.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindMohawk$50,000no account filed
May 2000Flash FloodMiddleville$50,000no account filed
September 1998Thunderstorm WindColumbia Center$50,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindFrankfort$50,000no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindLittle Falls$50,000no account filed
August 1993Thunderstorm WindWebb$50,000no account filed
May 2000Flash FloodColumbia Center$45,000no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindLittle Falls$40,000no account filed
February 2022FloodDolgeville$35,000An ice jam from the East Canada Creek resulted in flooding along portions of Van Buren Street and Dolge Avenue in the Village of Dolgeville. Homeowners had to evacuate from at least 10 homes due to the flooding. One of the residents reported chunks of ice knocking trees down along its path and flooding impacting some garages and basements. Flood waters began to recede later in the evening with crews still working into the overnight hours to get the water flowing back into the channel.
June 1998Flash FloodSouth Portion$35,000no account filed
July 2000Flash FloodIlion$33,000no account filed
August 2001Thunderstorm WindRussia$30,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindDolgeville$30,000no account filed
September 2000Flash FloodLittle Falls$29,000no account filed
October 2019Flash FloodNewport$25,000Newport Road was washed out.

Mines and quarries

26 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 26 workings inside this county. 12 still produce and 14 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction15
Stone, Crushed/Broken4
Iron3
Limestone, General2
Semiprecious Gemstone1
Garnet1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ace of Diamonds MineSemiprecious GemstoneProducer1967
Special Aggregates Corp.GarnetOccurrence
Jordanville QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Middleville Number 6 QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Little Falls DepositIronOccurrence
Salisbury MineIronPast Producer
Unnamed Magnetite OccurrenceIronOccurrence
Jordanville QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Litchfield QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Litchfield QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Middleville Number 6 QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Barneveld Sand & Gravel No 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bienick PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bono PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ferdula PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Golf Road Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravesville PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lyles PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Material Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Millers Mill PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Number 2 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Plant Number 2 Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Poland PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Volo Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
West Winfield PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every populated place in the county

110

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.

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.