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Madison County, New York

156 topographic sheets cover 103 settlements here, and 83 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

83 National Register listings published here, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

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Madison County within New York
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What the record shows

  • 2,140 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 83 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 67 buildings, 15 districts and 1 site.
  • 5 of the 83 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 103 populated places in this county; 103 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

83

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
Abell Farmhouse and Barnbuilding198787001860
Albany Street Historic Districtdistrict197878001859
Annas Farmhousebuilding198887001861
Beckwith Farmhousebuilding198787001862
Brick Housebuilding198887001863
Canal Town Museumbuilding198686001292
Canastota Methodist Churchbuilding198686001293
Canastota Public Librarybuilding198686001294
Cazenovia Village Historic Districtdistrict198686001352
Cedar Covedistrict199191000867
Chappell Farmhousebuilding198787001864
Chenango Canal Summit Leveldistrict200505000684
Chittenango Landing Dry Dock Complexdistrict199292000458
Chittenango Potterybuilding200909001083
Cobblestone Housebuilding198787001865
Zephnia Comstock Farmhousebuilding198787001866
Coolidge Stores Buildingbuilding200100001686
Cottage Lawnbuilding198080002650
Crandall Farm Complexbuilding198787001867
DeFerriere Housebuilding200707000097
Evergreen Acresbuilding198787001868
Fenner Baptist Churchbuilding200201001501
First National Bank of Morrisvillebuilding198585002365
Hamilton Village Historic Districtdistrict198484002494
Hillcrestdistrict199191000869
House at 107 Stroud Streetbuilding198686001302
House at 115 South Main Streetbuilding198686001289
House at 205 North Main Streetbuilding198686001296
House at 233 James Streetbuilding198686001295
House at 313 North Main Streetbuilding198686001298
House at 326 North Peterboro Streetbuilding198686001299
House at 328 North Peterboro Streetbuilding198686001301
Lehigh Valley Railroad Depotbuilding199191000874
Lenox District No. 4 Schoolhousebuilding199696000135
Lorenzobuilding197171000541
Main-Broad-Grove Streets Historic Districtdistrict198383001705
Maples, Thebuilding198787001876
Meadows Farm Complexbuilding198787001869
Middle Farmhousebuilding198787001870
Morrisville Engine Housebuilding2020100005481
Morrisville Public Librarybuilding200505001126
Mount Hope Reservoirsite199797000981
Nelson Methodist Episcopal Churchbuilding2017100000894
Nelson Welsh Congregational Churchbuilding199393000681
Niles Farmhousebuilding198787001871
Notleymerebuilding199191000868
Old Biology Hallbuilding197373001199
Old Madison County Courthousebuilding197878001860
Old Treesdistrict199191000865
Oneida Armorybuilding199595000084
Oneida Community Limited Administration Buildingbuilding2020100005960
Oneida Community Mansion Housebuilding196666000527
Oneida Downtown Commercial Historic Districtdistrict2018100002667
Oneida Lake Congregational Churchbuilding200606000159
Ormondebuilding199191000866
Parker Farmhousebuilding198787001872
Peterboro Land Officebuilding198484002498
Peterboro Street Elementary Schoolbuilding198686001304
Dorothy Riester House and Studiobuilding201414000066
Rippleton Schoolhousebuilding199898000996
Judge Nathan S. Roberts Housebuilding198686001305
Rolling Ridge Farmbuilding198787001873
Roswell Beckwith, Sr. Housebuilding2025100012372
Seventh Day Baptist Churchbuilding200505001136
Shattuck Housebuilding199191000873
Adon Smith Housebuilding197474001256
Gerrit Smith Estatedistrict199797001386
Smithfield Presbyterian Churchbuilding199494001370
South Peterboro Street Commercial Historic Districtdistrict198686001287
South Peterboro Street Residential Historic Districtdistrict198686001288
Spirit Housebuilding200606000160
St. Paul's Churchbuilding199696000956
Sweetland Farmhousebuilding198787001874
Tall Pinesbuilding198787001875
The Hickoriesbuilding199191000870
US Post Office-Canastotabuilding198888002467
US Post Office-Hamiltonbuilding198988002522
US Post Office-Oneidabuilding198988002390
United Church of Canastotabuilding198686001306
Upenoughdistrict199191000871
Wampsville Presbyterian Churchbuilding2018100002075
Wheeler House Complexbuilding198383001706
York Lodgedistrict199191000872

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

8

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, 1885 - Canastota, N.Y. 1885
Bird's-eye view (1885) - Canastota, N.Y. 1885. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1890 - Cazenovia, N.Y.
Bird's-eye view (1890) - Cazenovia, N.Y.. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1852 - Map of Cazenovia, Madison Co., N.Y.
Bird's-eye view (1852) - Map of Cazenovia, Madison Co., N.Y.. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1885 - Hamilton, N.Y.
Bird's-eye view (1885) - Hamilton, N.Y.. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1874 - View of Oneida, N.Y. : 1874
Bird's-eye view (1874) - View of Oneida, N.Y. : 1874. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1853 - Topographical map of Madison County, New York : from actural surveys (and records)
Land ownership map (1853) - Topographical map of Madison County, New York : from actural surveys (and records). Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1859 - Gillette's map of Madison Co., New York : from actual surveys
Land ownership map (1859) - Gillette's map of Madison Co., New York : from actual surveys. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1858 - Map of Hamilton, Madison County, New York
Land ownership map (1858) - Map of Hamilton, Madison County, New York. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

7 of 45 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 45 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.

View of Hamilton, New York, Boston Public Library - undated
View of Hamilton, New York. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
View of Oneida, N.Y 1874, Boston Public Library - undated
View of Oneida, N.Y 1874. Bailey, O. H. (Oakley Hoopes), 1843-1947, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Park Methodist Church, Hamilton, New York, Boston Public Library - undated
Park Methodist Church, Hamilton, New York. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Johnson's Homedale Cabins, Cazenovia, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Johnson's Homedale Cabins, Cazenovia, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
First Baptist Church, Hamilton, New York, Boston Public Library - undated
First Baptist Church, Hamilton, New York. Mitchell, Edmund L., 1905-1981, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Gillette's map of Madison Co., New York from actual surveys, Boston Public Library - undated
Gillette's map of Madison Co., New York from actual surveys. French, J. H. (John Homer), 1824-1888, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
A map of the Oneida Reservation including the lands leased to Peter Smith, MacLean Collection Map Library - undated
A map of the Oneida Reservation including the lands leased to Peter Smith. Fairman, Gideon, 1774-1827, MacLean Collection Map 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 2,707 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, 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, 1981-04-10, scale 1:80000
1981-04-10, scale 1:80000. 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.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1990-04-01, scale 1:28000
1990-04-01, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1941-05-04, scale 1:18000
1941-05-04, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1941-05-04, scale 1:18000
1941-05-04, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1941-05-04, scale 1:18000
1941-05-04, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1941-05-04, scale 1:18000
1941-05-04, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-05-07, scale 1:24000
1956-05-07, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-05-07, scale 1:24000
1956-05-07, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-05-07, scale 1:24000
1956-05-07, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1956-05-07, scale 1:24000
1956-05-07, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-10-11, scale 1:35000
1958-10-11, scale 1:35000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-10-11, scale 1:35000
1958-10-11, scale 1:35000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-10-11, scale 1:35000
1958-10-11, scale 1:35000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-10-11, scale 1:35000
1958-10-11, scale 1:35000. 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, 1960-05-06, scale 1:60000
1960-05-06, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-06, scale 1:60000
1960-05-06, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-06, scale 1:60000
1960-05-06, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-05-06, scale 1:20500
1972-05-06, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-05-06, scale 1:20500
1972-05-06, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-05-06, scale 1:20500
1972-05-06, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-05-06, scale 1:20500
1972-05-06, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-04-01, scale 1:20500
1974-04-01, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-04-01, scale 1:20500
1974-04-01, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-04-01, scale 1:20500
1974-04-01, scale 1:20500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-04-01, scale 1:20500
1974-04-01, scale 1:20500. 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.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-04-10, scale 1:80000
1981-04-10, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-05-01, scale 1:28000
1988-05-01, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-05-01, scale 1:28000
1988-05-01, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-05-01, scale 1:28000
1988-05-01, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1988-05-01, scale 1:28000
1988-05-01, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-04-01, scale 1:15000
1989-04-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-04-01, scale 1:15000
1989-04-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-04-01, scale 1:15000
1989-04-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1989-04-01, scale 1:15000
1989-04-01, scale 1:15000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1990-04-01, scale 1:28000
1990-04-01, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1990-04-01, scale 1:28000
1990-04-01, scale 1:28000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1990-04-01, scale 1:28000
1990-04-01, scale 1:28000. 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, 2001-04-28, scale 1:28800
2001-04-28, scale 1:28800. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2003-04-14, scale 1:14400
2003-04-14, scale 1:14400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2003-04-14, scale 1:14400
2003-04-14, scale 1:14400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

23 stations, 2 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

60 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.

  • 27-1Brookfield town - That part east of Beaver Creek
  • 27-2Brookfield town - That part west of Beaver Creek and north of Skaneateles Tpke.
  • 27-3Brookfield town That part west of Beaver Creek and south of Skaneateles Tpke.
  • 27-4Cazenovia town: Cazenovia village
  • 27-5Cazenovia town - That part west of Lehigh Valley R.R. (Ithaca - Canastota line), outside Cazenovia village
  • 27-6Cazenovia town - That part east of Lehigh Valley R.R. (Ithaca - Canastota line), outside Cazenovia village
  • 27-7De Ruyter town: De Ruyter village
  • 27-8De Ruyter town - That part outside De Ruyter village
  • 27-9Eaton town: Morrisville village
  • 27-10Eaton town - That part east of Callahan Brook and Chenango River, outside Morrisville village
  • 27-11Eaton town - That part vest of Callahan Brook and Chenango River, outside Morrisville village and excluding Madison County Poor Farm
  • 27-12Madison County Poor Farm (In Eaton town)
  • 27-13Fenner town
  • 27-14Georgetown town
  • 27-15Hamilton town: Earlville village - That part in Hamilton town (Remainder of Earlville village is in Sherburne town, Chenango County)
  • 27-16Hamilton village: Hamilton village - That part east of Madison and Broad
  • 27-17Hamilton Colony (Rome State School)
  • 27-18Hamilton Colony (Rome State School) (In Hamilton village)
  • 27-19Hamilton town - That part outside Earlville and Hamilton villages Bounded by Hamilton village limits, Town line; Town line; State Hwy. 12, County Hwy. 91 and 89, Town line, Earlville village limits; Town line
  • 27-20Hamilton town - That part Bounded by State Hwy. 12; Town line; Town line; County Hwy. 89 and 91
  • 27-21Lebanon town - That part east of Lebanon Hill Rd.. Town Rd., County Hwy. 62, Beach Hill Rd., and County Hwy. 64
  • 27-22Lebanon town - That part west of Lebanon Hill Rd., Town Rd., County Hwy. 62, Beach Hill Rd., and County Hwy. Q4
  • 27-23Canastota village - That part comprising Ward 1 Bounded by Erie Canal; Village limits; Village limits; Canastota Creek
  • 27-24Canastota village - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by N. Peterboro, Village limits; Village limits; Erie Canal; Canastota Creek, Chapel, N. Peterboro
  • 27-25Canastota village - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Village limits; N. Peterboro; Chapel; Canastota Creek
  • 27-26Canastota village - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Village limits; Canastota Creek; Erie Canal, N. Main, New Boston; Village limits
  • 27-27Canastota village - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by New Boston; N. Main; Erie Canal; Village limits
  • 27-28Canastota village - That part comprising Ward 4 Bounded by Village limits, Erie Canal; Canastota Creek; Village limits; Village limits
  • 27-29Wampsville village
  • 27-30Lenox town - That part Bounded by Town line; Town line, Nempsville village limits, Town line; Town line; County Hwy. 25, Canastota village limits, Unnamed road, County Hwy. 10, County Hwy. 5
  • 27-31Lenox town - That part Bounded by Town line; County Hwy. 5, County Hwy. 10, Unnamed road, Canastota village limits, County Hwy. 25; Town line; Town line
  • 27-32Lincoln town
  • 27-33Madison town: Madison village
  • 27-34Madison town - That part north of U. S. Hwy. 20, outside Madison village
  • 27-35Madison town - That part south of U. S. Hwy. 20, outside Madison village
  • 27-36Nelson town: Nelson town - That part Bounded by Town line; Town line; County Hwys. 86, 67 and 50; Town line
  • 27-37Nelson town - That part Bounded by County Hwys. 50, 67 and; 86; Town line; Town line; Town line
  • 27-38Oneida city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Genesee; City limits; City limits; West Ave., Glenwood Ave.
  • 27-39Oneida city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Genesee; Glenwood Ave., West Ave.; City limits; City limits
  • 27-40Oneida city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Stone, Main, Walnut, Prospect; City limits; Genesee; Broad
  • 27-41Oneida city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Stone; Broad; Genesee; Seneca, Cleveland Ave., Oxford, Loucks
  • 27-42Oneida city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by New York Central & Hudson River Railroad, Ward line, Stone Loucks, Oxford, Cleveland Ave., Seneca; Genesee; City limits
  • 27-43Oneida city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by New York Central & Hudson River Railroad; Main; Lenox Ave.; Ward line
  • 27-44Oneida city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Lenox Ave.; Main; Stone; Ward line
  • 27-45Oneida city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by New York Central & Hudson River Railroad; City limits; Prospect, Walnut Main, Elizabeth, Lexington Ave., Sconondoa, Lake
  • 27-46Oneida city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by New York Central & Hudson River Railroad, Lake, Sconondoa; Lexington Ave.; Elizabeth, Main
  • 27-47Oneida city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Ward line, N. Main; New York Central & Hudson River Railroad; Warner, W. Elm, N. Willow; City limits
  • 27-48Oneida city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by N. Willow, W. Elm, Warner; New York Central & Hudson River Railroad; City limits
  • 27-49Oneida city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by City limits; New York Central & Hudson River Railroad; Lake, Sherman, Williams, Lake, N. Lake; City limits
  • 27-50Oneida city - That part of Ward 6 Bounded by N. Lake, Lake, Milliams, Sherman, Lake; New York Central & Hudson River Railroad; N. Main, Ward line; City limits
  • 27-51Smithfield town
  • 27-52Lenox town - That part Bounded by Town line; Town line, Wampsville village limits, Town line; Town line; County Hwy. 25, Canastota village limits, Unnamed road, County Hwy. 10, County Hwy. 5
  • 27-53Stockbridge town - That part outside Munnsville village
  • 27-54Sullivan town: Chittenango village
  • 27-55Billington Bay Area, unincorporated Bounded by County line (Lake Oneida); County line (Lake Oneida); Unnamed road extended, Unnamed road; County Hwy. 1, County Hwy. 1 extended
  • 27-56Sullivan town - That part Bounded by Town line; Town line; New York Central Railroad (Main line); County Hwy. 3, County Hwy. 3 extended
  • 27-57Sullivan town - That part Bounded by Town line, County Hwy. 1 extended, County Hwy. 1, Unnamed road, Unnamed road extended, Town line; County Hwy. 3 extended, County Hwy. 3; Black Creek; Town line
  • 27-58Sullivan town - That part Bounded by Black Creek; County Hwy. 3; New York Central Railroad (Main line); Town line
  • 27-59Sullivan town - That part outside Chittenango village Bounded by New York Central Railroad (Main line); County Hwy. 3, Chittenango village limits, State Hwy. 13; Town line; Town line
  • 27-60Sullivan town - That part outside Chittenango village Bounded by New York Central Railroad Town line Town line State Hwy. 13, Chittenango village limits, County Hwy. 3

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

577 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 577 of them, burning about 499 acres. 63 started naturally and 109 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined275
Arson/incendiarism109
Debris and open burning84
Natural63
Equipment and vehicle use21
Smoking13
Recreation and ceremony10
Other causes1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
11 April 1998Debris and open burning25 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
13 July 2018Debris and open burning9.7 acresNew York Forest RangersJOHNNYCAKE HILL
13 May 2016Arson/incendiarism6.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
30 April 2016Smoking6.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
10 April 2017Arson/incendiarism6.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
17 April 2016Debris and open burning6.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
22 May 1992Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
29 March 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named

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

Storms, 1966 to 2025

60 of 405 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 405 reports for this county, causing 6 deaths, 6 injuries and about $39,817,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind235
Hail102
Flash Flood49
Tornado8
Lightning4
Flood4
Funnel Cloud2
Heavy Rain1

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
July 2014Tornado (EF2)Peterboro4 killed, $600,000A tornado touched down in Smithfield just 2 miles to the northeast of Peterboro. This EF2 tornado with a path length of 2.5 miles and a path width of 235 yard resulted in 4 fatalities in Smithfield. Three homes were destroyed and 5 additional homes sustained significant damage.
July 2023LightningClockville1 killed, 2 hurtThree construction workers were struck by lightning in the town of Lincoln while sheltering under a tree and waiting for a storm to pass. Unfortunately, all sustained injuries with one of them later passing away due to their injuries.
July 2024Tornado (EF1)Canastota1 killed, $250,000Severe thunderstorms moved through the area during the mid afternoon of July 16, 2024. One of the storm cells moved through Canastota, NY producing a tornado touchdown between the Conrail railroad tracks and Barlow Street. The tornado was witnessed by town officials, residents and a video security camera on Canal Street as it moved to the east along Barlow and Railroad Streets. Severe damage occurred to multiple residences along Barlow Street with significant loss of roofs and roofing material as well as blowing out garage doors and windows. Two sheds were destroyed and multiple large diameter tree trunks and limbs were snapped. An 82 year old male |succumbed to injuries sustained while he was outside as the tornado crossed Main |Street. The tornado continued down Center Street causing further damage to trees, |roofs and a few power poles. The tornado veered slightly to the northeast crossing|the Old Erie Canal, causing additional tree damage and tearing a metal roof off of |a pole bar along Canal Road. It then weakened and dissipated before striking a solar |farm which sustained nearly no damage. The damage found along most of the tornado track was consistent with maximum wind speeds around 100 mph which is within the EF-1 category of the Enhanced Fujita scale.
August 1990Thunderstorm Windnot stated2 hurtno account filed
September 1977Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
May 2009Tornado (EF2)Quaker Settlement1 hurt, $50,000A NWS storm survey team determined that damage in the county was caused by a severe thunderstorm that produced a tornado. Most of the damage along the path was to trees. Significant damage occurred approximately 1 mile south of the Village of Georgetown. A large barn was destroyed, a roof was torn off a house, several outbuildings and sheds were destroyed, and power poles were snapped. There was one injury at this location. A second farm on Upham Road was hit, destroying a large barn, a silo and a couple of sheds. Some livestock were lost at this location. A farmstead near Niles Road also received damage to a silo, and damage to the home's roof and siding.
June 2006Flash FloodCountywide$25,000,000no account filed
September 1998Thunderstorm WindOneida$5,000,000The derecho continued to plow towards the east from the Syracuse area into Madison county. Widespread wind damage again resulted, mainly across northern and eastern sections of the county. Several reports of large hail were also received. The line of severe storms first affected Sullivan and Oneida Townships between roughly 145 and 155 am EDT. Trees and power lines were downed throughout the area. Several automobiles in the parking lot of a convenience store in Oneida were damaged from falling trees. The storms ripped through the Lincoln, Stockbridge, and Peterboro areas from 155 am to about 205 am EDT. Numerous reports of golf ball sized hail were taken from skywarn spotters. One of these spotters also measured a wind gust of 75 mph. In Peterboro, close to a dozen homes were damaged from fallen trees or flying debris. One of these homes had its back deck severely damaged and a glass door shattered when the strong winds picked up large pieces of lumber and sent them flying into the backyard. Power outages were experienced by nearly 50,000 customers in the county during the height of the storm.
January 1996Flash FloodCountywide$1,500,000no account filed
June 2013Flash FloodStockbridge$1,000,000Major flash flooding occurred in the Town of Stockbridge along the Oneida Creek. Numerous residents were evacuated after a levee breached.
June 2013Flash FloodScribner Corners$1,000,000Widespread and major flash flooding closed numerous roads, and forced evacuations along the Oneida Creek.
September 2011FloodOneida$800,000Record flooding occurred along the Oneida Creek near Oneida, NY. The river crested at 15.55 feet according to a USGS high water mark survey. The previous record crest was 15.01 feet from an event back in October of 1976.
August 2004Flash FloodChittenango$500,000Heavy rain caused flash flooding. Numerous roads were floods and creeks were over their banks. Parts of the city of Oneida were flooded with streets impassable. Numerous homes had flooded basements. Power was shut off to reduce the risk of electrical fire until the basements got pumped out by the fire department. Rainfall was 3 to 5 inches.
July 2017Flash FloodPeterboro$340,000Widespread flash flooding of most creeks and urbanized areas occurred throughout the town of Eaton. Culverts and roads were washed out in several places. Some residences experienced flooding.
November 1989Tornado (F0)not stated$250,000no account filed
June 2006Flash FloodNorth Portion$200,000no account filed
July 2017Flash FloodFyler Settlement$160,000Widespread flash flooding of most creeks and urbanized areas occurred throughout the town of Sullivan. Culverts and roads were washed out in several places. Some residences experienced flooding, especially along Chittenango Creek.
July 2013Flash FloodMunnsville$150,000Numerous roads were washed out around the area.
July 2013Flash FloodPine Woods$150,000Numerous roads were washed out throughout the area.
June 2025Flash FloodCanastota$100,000Flooding on the New York State Thruway near Exit 34 resulted in multiple accidents. No injuries or fatalities were reported.
August 2018Flash FloodHamilton$100,000Streets flooded throughout the village of Hamilton. Many cars stranded.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindMiddleport$100,000Downburst wind damage occurred from a thunderstorm that extended from near Earlville NY to Poolville NY. The majority of the damage was to trees with most trees being uprooted. There were a few areas where trees were snapped. The core of the damage where winds were estimated at 90 MPH was to a farm where a barn was blown off of its foundation by a few inches. A tin roof was partially peeled off and several large hardwood trees were uprooted.
July 2013Flash FloodEaton$100,000Numerous roads were washed out in the area.
July 2013Flash FloodNelson$100,000Numerous roads were washed out in the area.
April 2005Flash FloodLebanon$100,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindCazenovia$80,000A cluster of severe thunderstorms moved across the county during the afternoon. Numerous trees and wires were blown down across the county at approximately 5:55 pm EDT.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindNelson$50,000Strong thunderstorm winds caused roof and siding damage to a house, along with a dozen trees knocked down. The resident also found barn debris on property from upwind location on Cody Road.
August 2017Tornado (EF0)North Brookfield$50,000A tornado touched down in a field west of Mason Road in Brookfield|NY. The tornado knocked down a couple dozen trees, partially blew|roofs off two barns and ripped a roof off a greenhouse. One home|lost a few shingles. The tornado tracked east northeast and was on|the ground for a little less than one half mile. The width of the|tornado was about 150 yards. Maximum winds were estimated at 90 mph.
July 2013Flash FloodMorrisville$50,000Water was flowing through the Key Bank in the downtown area.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindSullivan$50,000A NWS Survey confirmed a micro-burst, with straight line wind damage near Chittenango. The damage path began near the intersection of Bailey Street and Forbes Avenue just west of the Village of Chittenango. Large trees were snapped halfway up the base, with smaller branches blown down. Some limited damage occurred to a roof, but was likely due to structural problems and not just high winds. The damage path continued northeast through Sullivan Town Park, where several large trees were snapped halfway up the base. A few trees were uprooted. All of the trees pointed toward the northeast.||As the path continued near North Street and Genesee Street, the intensity of the damage increased. Most of the damage was to trees, which were snapped about two-thirds up the base. The most significant damage was structural damage to a church on McDonnell Street, where the westward wall bowed out. Eyewitness reports from the church stated that this occurred when strong winds hit the church, allowing the walls to bow back and forth.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindCazenovia$50,000A cluster of severe thunderstorms moving across the county blew down trees and wires in Cazenovia at 6:30 pm EDT. Damage to a barn and mobile home was sustained in Brookfield by these storms at 6:50 pm EDT.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindCazenovia$50,000A cluster of severe thunderstorms moved across the county during the afternoon. Trees, wires, and a silo were blown down in Cazenovia and Madison at approximately 3:00 pm. Numerous trees and wires were also blown down in Smithfield Township between 3:10 and 3:20 pm EDT.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindLeonardsville$50,000no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindLeonardsville$50,000no account filed
August 1993Thunderstorm WindCanastota$50,000no account filed
August 1993Thunderstorm WindChittenango$50,000no account filed
August 1993Thunderstorm WindLincoln$50,000no account filed
July 2017Flash FloodKenwood$40,000Widespread flash flooding of most creeks and urbanized areas occurred throughout the town of Stockbridge. Culverts and roads were washed out in several places. Some residences experienced flooding, especially along the Oneida Creek in Munnsville.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindCanastota$35,000A thunderstorm rapidly became severe over northern portions of the county. Widespread wind damage was reported in Canastota, with the damage reports crossing into the town of Oneida shortly thereafter. Numerous trees and wires were downed in both localities. Two storage sheds were also damaged in Oneida with both a parked vehicle and camper heavily damaged from falling tree limbs.
July 2017Flash FloodQuality Hill$30,000Widespread flash flooding of most creeks and urbanized areas occurred throughout the town of Lincoln. Culverts and roads were washed out in several places. Some residences experienced flooding.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindHamilton$30,000A thunderstorm intensified to severe levels across southern sections of the county early in the evening. Strong winds knocked down several trees in the town of Hamilton. One of these trees fell onto a house and heavily damaged its back porch and rear deck.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindBouckville$25,000A microburst resulted in downed trees and wires on Falin and Canal roads near Route 26. Winds also led to roof damage at a residence on Canal road.
July 2013Flash FloodHamilton$25,000Flood waters washed out a section of Route 12B between Earlville and Hamilton.
April 2006Flash FloodSullivan$25,000Olmstead Road washed out
July 2017Flash FloodCazenovia$22,000Widespread flash flooding of most creeks and urbanized areas occurred throughout the town of Nelson. Culverts and roads were washed out in several places. Some residences experienced flooding.
July 2017Flash FloodMesenger Bay$22,000Widespread flash flooding of most creeks and urbanized areas occurred throughout the town of Lenox. Culverts and roads were washed out in several places. Some residences experienced flooding, especially along the Canastota Creek and Cowaseon Creek.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindNelson$20,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down several trees and caused minor damage to a couple of roofs.
October 2017Thunderstorm WindSullivan$20,000A line of thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts which knocked down trees across a road.
October 2017Thunderstorm WindLenox$20,000A line of thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts which knocked down trees across a road.
October 2017Thunderstorm WindOneida$20,000A line of thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts which knocked down trees.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindSolsville$20,000A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over trees and snapped poles.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindBrookfield$20,000Multiple reports of trees were blown down with some damage to structures being reported.
August 2007HailCanastota$20,000Hail was reported to be the size of peaches.
November 2005Thunderstorm WindCountywide$20,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.
May 2004Flash FloodDe Ruyter$20,000Mudslide and water across Route 26, Route 80, and Erieville Road.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindCazenovia$20,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees from Cazenovia to Morrisville including Nelson and Erieville.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindOneida$20,000Thunderstorm winds downed large limbs, trees, and lines. One tree fell onto a SUV at the Oneida Animal Hospital.
June 2002LightningSullivan$20,000Lightning struck the roof of a house on Smith Ridge Road. The lightning started a fire that damaged the second floor and roof.
July 1995Thunderstorm Windnot stated$20,000no account filed
May 2020Thunderstorm WindNew Woodstock$15,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down several trees and snapped poles. The winds also damaged a roof of a school just south of Route 80/13.

Mines and quarries

26 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 26 workings inside this county. 11 still produce and 15 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction14
Limestone, General3
Gypsum-Anhydrite3
Stone, Crushed/Broken3
Salt3
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
Letts No.1 WellSalt, Natural GasProspect
Button & Worlock QuarriesGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Chittenango WellSaltPast Producer
Dwight Graham No.1 WellSaltPast Producer
Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Munnsville QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Munnsville Quarry and MillLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Oxbow QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Oxbow Quarry and MillLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Valley Mills QuarryGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
West Stockbridge Hill QuarryGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Belden PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cazenovia Gravel BedSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cazenovia Ready Mix PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Crouse Gravel BedSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Jewett BedSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Johnson Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lebanon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Lebanon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lincoln Gravel BedSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Melvin PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Munnsville Gravel BedSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pit 1 & 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Riedel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Welch PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

103

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.