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East Frankfort, New York

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Frankfort town. It lies in ZIP code area 13357. It stands on Steele Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ilion quadrangle.

East Frankfort within Herkimer County

Then and now

1898 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of East Frankfort, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of East Frankfort, surveyed 1898

On record in East Frankfort

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 within a mile 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 23 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

84 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of East Frankfort between 2002 and 2020, burning about 59 acres in total. 4 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/undetermined46
Arson/incendiarism12
Debris and open burning9
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Natural4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Smoking3
Recreation and ceremony3

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
30 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
25 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
23 September 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
2 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
11 September 2006Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
1 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
26 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
18 August 2012Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Herkimer County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of East Frankfort: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Bono PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ferdula PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Herkimer County

Storms near this place

24 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Frankfort in 24 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 3 hail, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2025Flash FloodEast Frankfort$5,000State Route 5 between Ilion and Herkimer was closed due to flooding over various sections of the road.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindEast Frankfort-A local emergency manager reported a large tree down and blocking Elizabethtown Rd and North Columbia Rd in the town of Columbia.
June 2023LightningEast Frankfort-A lightning bolt struck through a big oak tree off of Barringer Road in the Village of Ilion.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindEast Frankfort-Herkimer County officials reported trees down in Ilion due to strong thunderstorm winds.
May 2022Debris FlowEast Frankfort-Bell Hill Road was closed in the town of German Flatts due to a mud and rock slide from heavy rainfall.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindEast Frankfort-Trees and wires were downed in Ilion.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindEast Frankfort-Trees and wires were downed.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindEast Frankfort-A tree was downed onto a house.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindEast Frankfort-A tree was downed, blocking a road.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindEast Frankfort-Large tree limbs were downed.
January 2018FloodEast Frankfort-The Route 51 bridge in Ilion was closed near Fourth Street due to an ice jam on Steele Creek.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindEast Frankfort-Power line wires were reported down on North Columbia Road in the town of Columbia due to thunderstorm winds. Power was out on Elizabethtown Road in Ilion as a result of the downed wires.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindEast Frankfort-Trees and wires were reported down in Ilion as a result of thunderstorm winds.
June 2014Flash FloodEast Frankfort-Flash flooding was reported in Ilion due to heavy rainfall from thunderstorms. About a foot of water was flowing across State Route 51.
July 2013HailEast Frankfort-Quarter size hail was reported in North Columbia during a thunderstorm.
July 2013Flash FloodEast Frankfort-Multiple roads were closed throughout Ilion due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall. Areas along the Steele Creek were impacted the most.
June 2013Flash FloodEast Frankfort-Flash flooding occurred throughout Ilion due to heavy rainfall. Water rescues and evacuations had to take place. Some roads were washed out and damaged due to the flooding.
June 2013Flash FloodEast Frankfort-Several roads along the Steele Creek in Ilion were reported to be closed due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall.
June 2013Flash FloodEast Frankfort-Route 51 was reportedly closed in South Ilion due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall.
May 2012HailEast Frankfort-Quarter size (measured) hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Ilion.
September 2011FloodEast Frankfort-Route 51 was closed due to flooding from First Street in the Village of Ilion south to Old Forge Road as the Steele Creek overflowed its banks.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindEast Frankfort-Trees and wires were reported down on Vosburg Street in Ilion due to strong thunderstorm winds.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindEast Frankfort-A measured wind gust of 60 mph was reported in Ilion.
June 2008HailEast Frankfort-Quarter size hail was reported near Ilion during a thunderstorm.

Every storm recorded in Herkimer 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
Ilion1.2 miles23
Corrado Corners1.2 miles23
Frankfort1.3 miles23
North Frankfort1.4 miles23
North Ilion1.5 miles23
South Ilion1.9 miles18
East Schuyler2.3 miles23
Mohawk2.9 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 949075. 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.