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Schuyler County, New York

112 topographic sheets cover 36 settlements here, and 20 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

20 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

New York within the United States
Schuyler County within New York

What the record shows

  • 1,025 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 20 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 17 buildings, 2 districts and 1 structure.
  • 2 of the 20 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 36 populated places in this county; 36 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

20

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
Brick Tavern Standbuilding199494001283
A. F. Chapman Housebuilding199797001526
Coon Family Log Cabinbuilding201515000802
First Baptist Church of Watkins Glenbuilding200101000996
First Presbyterian Church of Hectorbuilding200101000547
First Presbyterian Church of Watkins Glenbuilding2019100004801
Lattin-Crandall Octagon Barnbuilding198484002970
Lawrence Memorial Chapel and Cemeterybuilding2025100011344
Lee Schoolbuilding199898000572
Logan Methodist Churchbuilding200100001690
Montour Falls Historic Districtdistrict197878001911
Montour Falls Union Grammar Schoolbuilding201212000983
Schuyler County Courthouse Complexbuilding197474001305
Second Baptist Church of Waynebuilding201414001021
St. James Episcopal Churchbuilding201212000960
US Post Office-Watkins Glenbuilding198988002443
Watkins Glen Commercial Historic Districtdistrict201211001009
Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course, 1948-1952structure200202001397
Watkins Glen High Schoolbuilding201515000008
Weston Schoolhousebuilding199898001241

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

1

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.

Land ownership map, 1857 - Schuyler County, New York : with plans of the villages
Land ownership map (1857) - Schuyler County, New York : with plans of the villages. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

26 of 29 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 29 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.

Rainbow Falls, Watkins Glen, N. Y. Grand Central Station, New York City. Times Square, New York City, Boston Public Library - undated
Rainbow Falls, Watkins Glen, N. Y. Grand Central Station, New York City. Times Square, New York City. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Pilgrim's Rest. Watkins Glen, Boston Public Library - undated
Pilgrim's Rest. Watkins Glen. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Narrow Pass. Watkins Glen, Boston Public Library - undated
Narrow Pass. Watkins Glen. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mystic Gorge. Watkins Glen, Boston Public Library - undated
Mystic Gorge. Watkins Glen. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Spiral Gorge. Watkins Glen, Boston Public Library - undated
Spiral Gorge. Watkins Glen. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mystic Gorge (looking down). Watkins Glen, Boston Public Library - undated
Mystic Gorge (looking down). Watkins Glen. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Rocky path, Watkins Glen, Boston Public Library - undated
Rocky path, Watkins Glen. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Rainbow pools, Watkins Glen, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Rainbow pools, Watkins Glen, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Watkins Glen, N. Y., Famous stone gorge, Boston Public Library - undated
Watkins Glen, N. Y., Famous stone gorge. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Still Water Vista. Watkins Glen, Boston Public Library - undated
Still Water Vista. Watkins Glen. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Glen Cathedral, Boston Public Library - undated
Glen Cathedral. Gates, G. F. (George F.), Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Entrance Gorge, - looking out. Watkins Glen, Boston Public Library - undated
Entrance Gorge, - looking out. Watkins Glen. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Pluto Fall, Watkins Glen, Boston Public Library - undated
Pluto Fall, Watkins Glen. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Colonial Hotel & Motel, Watkins Glen, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Colonial Hotel & Motel, Watkins Glen, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Cavern cascade, Watkins Glen, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Cavern cascade, Watkins Glen, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Main entrance, Watkins Glen State Park, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Main entrance, Watkins Glen State Park, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Entrance Cascade. Watkins Glen, Boston Public Library - undated
Entrance Cascade. Watkins Glen. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Whirlwind Gorge. Watkins Glen, Boston Public Library - undated
Whirlwind Gorge. Watkins Glen. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Punch Bowl and Pavilion. Watkins Glen, Boston Public Library - undated
Punch Bowl and Pavilion. Watkins Glen. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Artist's dream, Watkins Glen, Boston Public Library - undated
Artist's dream, Watkins Glen. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Matchless scene, Watkins Glen, Boston Public Library - undated
Matchless scene, Watkins Glen. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Canyon Gorge. Watkins Glen, Boston Public Library - undated
Canyon Gorge. Watkins Glen. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Rainbow falls, Watkins Glen, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Rainbow falls, Watkins Glen, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Rainbow falls, Watkins Glen, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Rainbow falls, Watkins Glen, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Rainbow falls, Watkins Glen, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Rainbow falls, Watkins Glen, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Rainbow Falls, Watkins Glen, N. Y. Royal Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Va. The Pennsylvania Turnpike, Boston Public Library - undated
Rainbow Falls, Watkins Glen, N. Y. Royal Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Va. The Pennsylvania Turnpike. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

35 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 1,242 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 35 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, 1942-05-18, scale 1:43100
1942-05-18, scale 1:43100. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1942-05-18, scale 1:43100
1942-05-18, scale 1:43100. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1942-05-18, scale 1:43100
1942-05-18, scale 1:43100. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1942-05-18, scale 1:43100
1942-05-18, scale 1:43100. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1944-04-13, scale 1:16300
1944-04-13, scale 1:16300. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1944-04-13, scale 1:16300
1944-04-13, scale 1:16300. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1944-04-13, scale 1:16300
1944-04-13, scale 1:16300. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1944-04-13, scale 1:16300
1944-04-13, scale 1:16300. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-04-18, scale 1:16400
1948-04-18, scale 1:16400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-04-18, scale 1:16400
1948-04-18, scale 1:16400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-04-18, scale 1:16400
1948-04-18, scale 1:16400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1948-04-18, scale 1:16400
1948-04-18, scale 1:16400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-04-30, scale 1:60000
1957-04-30, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-04-30, scale 1:60000
1957-04-30, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-04-30, scale 1:60000
1957-04-30, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1957-04-30, scale 1:60000
1957-04-30, 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, 1968-03-30, scale 1:24000
1968-03-30, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-03-30, scale 1:24000
1968-03-30, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-03-30, scale 1:24000
1968-03-30, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-03-30, scale 1:24000
1968-03-30, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-04-20, scale 1:18000
1969-04-20, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-04-20, scale 1:18000
1969-04-20, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-04-20, scale 1:18000
1969-04-20, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1969-04-20, scale 1:18000
1969-04-20, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-13, scale 1:68500
1971-05-13, scale 1:68500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-13, scale 1:68500
1971-05-13, scale 1:68500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-13, scale 1:68500
1971-05-13, scale 1:68500. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-04-12, scale 1:14400
2002-04-12, scale 1:14400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-04-12, scale 1:14400
2002-04-12, scale 1:14400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-04-12, scale 1:14400
2002-04-12, scale 1:14400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 2002-04-12, scale 1:14400
2002-04-12, scale 1:14400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

21 stations, 1 gage

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

22 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.

  • 49-1Catharine town: Odessa village
  • 49-2Catharine town - That part outside Odessa village
  • 49-3Cayuta town
  • 49-4Montour Falls village, comprising parts of Dix and Montour towns: Montour Falls village - That part in Dix town Bounded by Village limits; Town line; Town line; Village limits
  • 49-5N/A
  • 49-6Montour Falls village - That part in Montour town Bounded by Fall Creek, Steuben, Genesee, Main, L' Hommedieu, L' Hommedieu Creek; Village limits; Village limits; Village limits
  • 49-7Watkins Glen village, comprising parts of Dix and Reading towns: Watkins Glen village - That part in Dix town Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; Fourth, Perry, Eighth; Franklin, Town line
  • 49-8Watkins Glen village - That part in Dix town Bounded by Eighth, Perry, Fourth; Village limits; Village limits; Franklin
  • 49-9Watkins Glen village - That part in Dix town Bounded by Town line; Franklin; Village limits; Village limits
  • 49-10Watkins Glen village - That part in Reading town Bounded by Village limits; Town line; Town line; Village limits
  • 49-11Dix town, outside Montour Falls and Watkins Glen village: Dix town - That part east and south of the New York Central Railroad (Lyons - Newberry Branch), outside Montour Falls and Watkins Glen villages
  • 49-12Dix town - That part north and west of the New York Central Railroad (Lyons - Newberry Branch) (Remainder of Dix town is in Montour Falls and Watkins Glen villages)
  • 49-13Hector town: Burdett village
  • 49-14Hector town - That part east of New Town Road
  • 49-15Hector town - That part east of Lebanon Valley Railroad (Main line), and west of New Town Road, outside Burdett village
  • 49-16Hector town - That part west of Lebanon Valley Railroad (Main line), outside Burdett village
  • 49-17Montour town - That part outside Montour Falls village (Remainder of Montour town is in Montour Falls village)
  • 49-18Orange town: Orange town - That part east of a road running from the northern town line past Van Liew and Dening farms and Pine Creek School through Monterey community to the southern town line at St. John's School
  • 49-19Orange town - That part west of a road running from the northern town line past Van Liew and Dening farms and Pine Creek School through Monterey community to the southern town line at St. John's School
  • 49-20Reading town - That part outside Watkins Glen village (Remainder of Reading town is in Watkins Glen village)
  • 49-21Tyrone town: Tyrone, unincorporated Bounded by Weston - Tyrone Rd., Unnamed Rd., 1/4 mi. offset line northeast of and parallel to Weston - Tyrone Rd.; State Highway #226; Tobehanna Creek; Lamoka Lake, Unnamed stream
  • 49-22Tyrone town - That part outside the unincorporated place of Tyrone, (See separate map for boundaries of Tyrone)

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

398 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 398 of them, burning about 465 acres. 36 started naturally and 44 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined182
Debris and open burning93
Arson/incendiarism44
Natural36
Equipment and vehicle use17
Smoking13
Recreation and ceremony10
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
14 April 1999Debris and open burning30 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
25 March 2009Debris and open burning18 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
22 April 2001Debris and open burning14 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
8 April 1999Debris and open burning10 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
16 August 2020Natural5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
29 April 2020Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
17 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
29 April 1998Debris and open burning5.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named

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

Storms, 1955 to 2026

60 of 199 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 199 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 6 injuries and about $15,160,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind137
Hail34
Flash Flood21
Tornado5
Lightning2

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
August 1988Tornado (F1)not stated1 killed, 1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
July 1999HailTyrone3 hurtThree children suffered head injuries from being struck several times by hail averaging the size of golfballs.
July 2019LightningWatkins Glen2 hurtA thunderstorm caused a lightning strike to hit the Cayuga Loop campground, resulting in two minor injuries to campers.
July 2003Flash FloodSouth Portion$3,000,000Nearly stationary thunderstorms dumped between 2 and 3 inches of rain in less than 3 hours across the southern half of Schuyler County during the afternoon. Two day rainfall totals were 3 and 6 inches. Thunderstorms also moved across the county on the 22nd. The heaviest rain fell across Monterey, Townsend, Montour Falls, Beaver Dams, Watkins Glen and Odessa. The heavy rain caused flash flooding that closed many roads, and created several mudslides. In the town of Dix, just west of Watkins Glen International Speedway, a bridge was washed out on County Route 16.
June 2015Flash FloodWatkins Glen$2,600,000Numerous roads were flooded in the region.
June 2015Flash FloodTyrone$2,600,000Numerous roads were flooded and impassible around the village.
June 2015Flash FloodTyrone$2,600,000Approximately 10 homes were severely damaged by flooding. At least one dozen people were evacuated from these residences.
January 1996Flash FloodCountywide$1,500,000no account filed
November 1996Flash FloodCountywide$600,000no account filed
July 2024Thunderstorm WindMontour Falls$350,000A line of severe thunderstorms passed through the area with scattered damage on July 15. A focused microburst descended upon the northeast side of Montour Falls, heavily damaging or in many cases uprooting a grove of large trees up to 2 feet in diameter including sycamores. They fell in a divergent pattern, indicating a downburst. Many trees or large branches dropped upon several mobile homes, entrapping 3 residents, while also crushing 2 vehicles and a riding mower. On the front side of the microburst, a Department of Public Works storage building was completely blown apart with |only one wall left standing.
August 1990Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindMonterey$126,000A microburst occurred near Monterey which produced estimated peak wind speeds of 85 mph. Multiple properties were damaged, including the collapse of a wooden garage, major loss of a metal and wooden barn, major loss of metal roofing on another barn, and a hole from a 2-inch diameter branch that punctured through two doors of a house. Evidence of hail damage was seen on a house with multiple small holes on the|siding, and copious amounts of hail at least one inch in diameter. After the focused microburst ended, this storm progressed eastward with additional pockets of|estimated wind speeds of 65 to 75 mph, leading to numerous uprooted and snapped trees along a path from southern Montour Falls to Odessa and Alpine. Some of these trees fell onto properties, and a downed electrical wire caused an injury as an individual came into contact with the live wire.
August 2018Flash FloodHector$75,000Many roads flooded and damaged by severe flash flooding. People trapped in homes with rescues underway.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindTownsend$65,000The same line of severe thunderstorms that affected Steuben county earlier moved into Schuyler county and produced more widespread wind damage for the midday period. As the storms entered western sections of the county, dime sized hail was observed by a skywarn spotter in Townsend and 70 mph winds were also recorded by this individual. Further east, many trees were downed in Tyrone, Watkins Glen, and Montour Falls. Several streets were littered with large tree limbs, fallen wires, and in some cases damaged traffic signals. Finally, additional trees and power lines were felled in Mecklenburg as the storms ripped through far eastern portions of the county.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindCatharine$60,000Severe straight line winds caused significant damage to a barn and power lines. Trees were also blown down just north of Odessa.
July 2014Tornado (EF1)Reading Center$50,000An EF1 tornado producing winds speeds up to 105 MPH and a path length of 3.5 miles and a path width of 125 yards touched down near Altay Road at 434 PM EDT in the Town of Reading and tracked east snapping and uprooting many trees along it's path. The tornado blew a canoe 150 yards from a pond and wrapped it around a pole. There were numerous large splinters from trees and branches impaled in the ground. The tornado partially lifted a roof off of a house as it tracked into the woods. The home was severely damaged. The tornado continued east causing only tree damage before it lifted by Route 14.
August 2013Flash FloodBeaver Dams$50,000Major flash flooding of the Mini Mart was reported near the village of Beaver Dams.
June 2005Flash FloodMonterey$50,000Slow moving thunderstorms with heavy rain caused flash flooding. Several roads were closed. Mobile home knocked off its foundation from flowing water. 1 water rescue. 1 bridge destroyed and another bridge damaged.
May 2004HailMontour Falls$50,0001.75 inch hail.
April 2005Flash FloodBeaver Dams$50,000no account filed
August 1993Thunderstorm WindOdessa$50,000no account filed
August 1993Thunderstorm WindReading$50,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindHector$30,000A severe thunderstorm moved through the county during the afternoon. Numerous trees and telephone poles were blown down with damage to roofing and siding occurring in Hector and Mecklenburg at 3:00 pm EDT.
May 2004HailWatkins Glen$25,0001.5 inch hail.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindTyrone$25,000A severe thunderstorm toppled several large trees in Tyrone around 2:00 pm EDT.
September 1998Thunderstorm WindBeaver Dams$25,000The same line of severe thunderstorms that produced isolated wind damage in Steuben county also produced scattered wind damage in Schuyler county. Spotty tree damage was noted from the Beaver Dams area eastward to near Mecklenburg between about 315 and 330 am EDT. Portions of routes 79 and 228 were shut down as the roadways were blocked by tree limbs and live wires.
June 1964Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
August 1955Tornado (F3)not stated$25,000no account filed
July 2014Thunderstorm WindMontour Falls$20,000Trees were blown down on wires and houses.
November 2005Thunderstorm WindCountywide$20,000Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and wires countywide, including Mecklenburg.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindTownsend$17,500Strong thunderstorm winds caused the front porch and the southside roof of a residence on County Line Road to be blown away.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindHector$15,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindMecklenburg$15,000A severe thunderstorm downed several large trees and power lines in Mecklenburg as it passed through shortly after 6:00 pm EDT.
June 2006Flash FloodBurdett$15,000no account filed
August 1995Thunderstorm WindBurdette$15,000no account filed
August 1995Thunderstorm WindHector$15,000no account filed
August 1995Thunderstorm WindWatkins Glen$15,000no account filed
July 2024Thunderstorm WindMonterey$12,500A line of severe thunderstorms passed through the area with scattered damage. An intense microburst occurred in a wooded higher elevation location of southwestern Schuyler County about 2 miles north-northwest of Monterey. In addition to dozens of uprooted trees up to 2 feet in diameter, there was a focused corridor of large trunk snaps, both hardwood and softwood. Other than a chicken coop which was crushed, damage though intense was limited to trees. The damage pattern was immediately intense at the initial microburst impact and then diverged while dissipating across Switzer Hill Road. Other minor tree damage could be found up and down the road outside of the main microburst corridor.
July 2023Flash FloodWatkins Glen$12,000Flooding was reported at the salt processing plant along Route 30. Several other roads were closed due to flooding in the area.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindDix$12,000no account filed
August 1995Thunderstorm WindMontour Falls$12,000no account filed
March 2025Thunderstorm WindBurdett$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds partially ripped off a metal roof.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindReading Center$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds snapped power poles, knocking down powerlines.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindCayuta$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree on a vehicle.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindOdessa$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires near 1920 County Route 15.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindCayuta$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds snapped and uprooted several trees.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindWatkins Glen$10,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines on County Route 28.
July 2017Flash FloodWatkins Glen$10,000Flash flooding spilled across several streets in the Village of Watkins Glen and nearby county roads. There was a report of 2 feet of water in one intersection.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindWatkins Glen$10,000A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in trees and wires being knocked down around Watkins Glen.
September 2011Flash FloodWedgewood$10,000Road flooding was reported on State Route 14 between Watkins Glen and Montour Falls. One lane is covered for about 100 feet.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindMonterey$10,000Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and snapped a utility pole.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindCayuta$10,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindWatkins Glen$10,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires along the east side of Seneca Lake.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindMontour Falls$10,000A few trees and wires were knocked down. Some of these trees damaged a roof in town.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindMontour Falls$8,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees, mostly in the woods, but there were a couple of cars that had trees fall on them.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindTyrone$8,000Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted numerous trees with some trees falling on sheds. Some docks on Lamoka Lake were lifted up.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindBeaver Dams$8,000A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over multiple trees and wires.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindReading$8,000no account filed
May 2017Thunderstorm WindAlpine$7,000A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over a tree which damaged a trailer and created localized power outages.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindCountywide$7,000no account filed

Mines and quarries

39 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 39 workings inside this county. 12 still produce and 27 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction24
Salt14
Natural Gas2
Bromine1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
(Facility) Watkins Glen Well and RefineryBrominePlantBrine
Best No.2 WellSalt, Natural GasPast Producer
G.G.Hill WellSalt, Natural GasPast Producer
(Facility) Watkins Glen RefinerySaltPlant
D.Hager No.1 WellSaltPast Producer
Federal Land Bank No.1 WellSaltPast Producer
International Salt Co.Well No.18SaltPast Producer
J.D.Engle No.2 WellSaltPast Producer
Unnamed Salt WellSaltPast Producer
Unnamed Salt WellSaltPast Producer
Unnamed Salt WellsSaltPast Producer
Unnamed Salt WellsSaltPast Producer
Watkins Glen WellSaltPast Producer
Watkins Plant & WellSaltPlant
Watkins Salt Co.Well No.11SaltPast Producer
Arcangeli PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Barber PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Barber PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Beavers Dam PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Beavers Dam PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Camden PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Camden PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Haring PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hoke PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Jackson Hollow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Jackson Hollow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lovers Lane PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Morehouse PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Padua PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Padua PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pertl PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Pertl PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Searsburg PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Slebe PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Town of Dix PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Town of Tyrone PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Town of Tyrone PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wickham PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wickham PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every populated place in the county

36

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.