Cobleskill, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Cobleskill town. It lies in ZIP code area 12043. It lies near Mount Shank. The Survey maps it on the Cobleskill quadrangle. 4,173 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 922 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1898 to 1996The same ground, surveyed 98 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1898 against another survey:
On record in Cobleskill
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Bramanville Milllisted 1976
Cobleskill Historic Districtlisted 1978
Population over time
3 figuresCobleskill fell from 4,533 to 4,173 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,533 | |
| 2010 | 4,678 | +145 (+3%) |
| 2020 | 4,173 | -505 (-11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1898 USGS Schoharie quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Schoharie quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1943 USGS Cobleskill quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1945 USGS Cobleskill quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Amsterdam quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Cobleskill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
107 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 107 fires within 5 miles of Cobleskill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 119 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 12 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 27 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 15 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 12 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Cobleskill: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobleskill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cobleskill Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Howes Cave Number 6 Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Howes Cave Number 6 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
25 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cobleskill in 25 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 16 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 flood, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1996 | Flash Flood | Cobleskill | $150,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | $7,000 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | $4,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Cobleskill | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Cobleskill | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | $1,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | - | Numerous trees were downed in the Town of Cobleskill. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | - | A tractor trailer was blown over on Interstate 88 between exits 21 and 22. Emergency services were dispatched with no reports of injuries. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | - | One tree was downed along with wires. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | - | Multiple trees and branches were reported down in Cobleskill as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | - | Trees were reported down in Cobleskill due to thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2011 | Flood | Cobleskill | - | The Cobleskill Creek and tributaries flooded in and around Cobleskill. Major flooding occurred on the campus of the State University of New York at Cobleskill. Five dorms and some academic buildings were damage due to the flooding. Classes were cancelled as of 12:45 pm EST Wednesday, September 7th, and remained cancelled on Thursday and Friday. All Cobleskill-Richmondville Central Schools were closed on Wednesday and remained closed on Thursday. Students and staff were sheltered in four district buildings because roads were closed in the area and buses could not get through to bring students home. It was reported that as many as 1,000 students were sheltered once classes were cancelled. This number was down to about 100 by 5 pm EST with 8 students ending up spending the night. Water damage occurred to homes and businesses and the fairgrounds flooded. The following road closures were reported: Route 7 from Warnerville into Cobleskill, Route 7 from Burgon Drive to Forester Road, South Grand Street from Main Street to Mineral Springs Road, Elm Street from North Grand to Warnerville cut-off, and Route 145 from Settles Mountain Road from Lawyersville into Cobleskill. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | - | Trees were reported down in Cobleskill due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2006 | Flood | Cobleskill | - | Law enforcement personnel reported that State Route 7 was closed due to flooding from the Cobleskill Creek at the east end of the village of Cobleskill. |
| June 2006 | Flood | Cobleskill | - | Law enforcement personnel reported that Route 10 to the west of Cobleskill was impassable due to flooding. |
| November 2005 | Hail | Cobleskill | - | A trained spotter reported that three quarter inch hail occurred at Cobleskill. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Cobleskill | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Cobleskill | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warnerville | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Mineral Springs | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Lawyersville | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Greenbush | 3.1 miles | 22 | |
| Barnerville | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Hyndsville | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Carlisle Center | 4.4 miles | 22 | |
| Bramanville | 4.5 miles | 22 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Cobleskill | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3462021 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946981. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









