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Delmar, New York

33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Bethlehem town. It lies in ZIP code area 12054. The Survey maps it on the Delmar quadrangle.

Delmar within Albany County

Then and now

1893 to 1989

The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Delmar, surveyed 1989
Topographic sheet of Delmar, surveyed 1893

On record in Delmar

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 3 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 33 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

799 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 799 fires within 5 miles of Delmar between 2000 and 2020, burning about 570 acres in total. 40 started naturally. 94 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/undetermined550
Arson/incendiarism94
Natural40
Smoking34
Debris and open burning25
Railroad operations and maintenance23
Equipment and vehicle use20
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Recreation and ceremony4
Misuse of fire by a minor3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.2 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
9 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Albany County

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 4,683 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 4,683 specimens collected within 10 miles of Delmar between 1760 and 1975: 2,479 Animalia, 1,482 Fungi, 662 Plantae, 28 Unrecorded, 18 Chromista, 12 Protozoa, 2 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A. A. Heller and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Image SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of Diplodia crataegi FuckelDiplodia crataegi Fuckel1895Charles E. Fairman
Specimen of Cephalozia media Lindb.Cephalozia media Lindb.1898Charles H. Pecknear Albany
Specimen of Coniothyrium Corda, 1840Coniothyrium Corda, 18401899not recorded
A photograph of the species Hemaris thysbe, not of this specimenHemaris thysbe Fabricius, 17751760W.W. Hill
A photograph of the species Monotropa procera, not of this specimenMonotropa procera Torr.1817E. JamesNear Albany
A photograph of the species Utricularia gibba, not of this specimenUtricularia gibba L.1828J. HallGreenbush
A photograph of the species Peziza acetabulum, not of this specimenPeziza acetabulum L.1829H.H. EatonAlbany
A photograph of the species Anaphalis margaritacea, not of this specimenAnaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth.1830J. TorreyCirca Albany
A photograph of the species Bidens tripartita, not of this specimenBidens tripartita L.1830Collector unspecifiedAlbany
A photograph of the species Spiranthes lacera, not of this specimenSpiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf.1834Herb. (Jas.) MacnabAlbany
A photograph of the species Poa cuspidata, not of this specimenPoa cuspidata Nutt.1837A. ClappN. Albany.
A photograph of the species Stylosanthes Sw., not of this specimenStylosanthes Sw.1837Clapp, A.New Albany.

All 4,683 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Delmar: 4 past producers, 4 producers, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Quartz. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Crystal Hill DepositQuartzOccurrence
Albany Clay PitClayProducer
Albany Clay PitClayPast Producer
James H. Malloy, Inc.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
James H. Maloy Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Rensselaer Clay PitClayPast Producer
Rensselear Clay PitClayProducer
Rupert Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Rupert Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Albany County

Storms near this place

25 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Delmar in 25 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 13 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 lightning. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2000Debris FlowDelmar$500,000Excessive rains caused a rapid erosion of the Normanskill escarpment, next to county Highway Route 443 in Delmar, just south of the city of Albany. On May 16 a landslide developed, and spread over the next couple of days. Route 443, a busy artery connecting the city of Albany to neighboring Delmar, had to be closed indefinitely. A produce store was destroyed as it slid down the escarpment by 830 PM on Thursday, May 18. The road closure resulted in significant traffic delays. The erosion continued at a slower rate throughout the remainder of the month. The landslide resulted in significant monteary losses at the Delaware Plaza and other nearby businesses.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindDelmar$30,000A tree was reported down and fell through a house in Delmar due to strong thunderstorm winds. Two people were home, but no one was injuried.
July 2019LightningDelmar$10,000A lightning strike started a house fire on Kenwood Avenue, resulting in significant damage to the second floor and roof.
October 1998LightningDelmar$2,000no account filed
August 2020Flash FloodDelmar$1,000Flooding at the intersection of Delaware Ave and Kenwood Ave in the town of Delmar.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindDelmar$1,000no account filed
July 2023Flash FloodDelmar-Delmar Police requested assistance from the Fire Department to close down a roadway due to flooding.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindDelmar-A large tree limb was reported down along with localized street flooding.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindDelmar-A tree was reported down in Bethlehem on the Delmar Bypass.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindDelmar-A tree was downed, blocking Elsemere Avenue at Fernbank Avenue.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindDelmar-A tree was reported down in Delmar due to thunderstorm winds.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindDelmar-Trees were reported down.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindDelmar-A tree was downed on Longview Road in Delmar due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2014Flash FloodDelmar-A member of the public reported on Twitter that six inches of water was flowing across Delaware Avenue in Delmar due to heavy rainfall from thunderstorms.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindDelmar-Wires were reported down as a result of thunderstorm winds in Delmar.
May 2013HailDelmar-Nickel size hail was reported over Amateur Radio from a thunderstorm in Delmar.
October 2013Thunderstorm WindDelmar-A tree was reported down on Kenwood Avenue in Delmar as a result of thunderstorm winds.
July 2009HailDelmar-Penny size hail was reported in Delmar during a thunderstorm.
July 2008HailDelmar-Nickel size hail was reported in Delmar during a thunderstorm.
November 2008Heavy RainDelmar-A brief period of heavy rain led to significant ponding of water in Delmar, on Kenwood Avenue between Adams Street and Cherry Avenue.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindDelmar-Trees and wires were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds in the Delmar and Elsmere areas.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindDelmar-Trees and wires were reported down in Delmar and Bethlehem due to strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindDelmar-Trees blown down.
May 2000HailDelmar-no account filed
June 2000HailDelmar-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Albany County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Elsmere0.8 miles33
Slingerlands1.8 miles32
Houcks Corners1.8 miles33
Karlsfeld1.9 miles32
Normansville2.0 miles32
Bethlehem Center2.6 miles33
Kenwood3.2 miles33
Unionville3.3 miles31

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 948278. 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.

Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.

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.