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East Herkimer, New York

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Herkimer town. It lies in ZIP code area 13350. It stands on West Canada Creek. The Survey maps it on the Herkimer quadrangle.

East Herkimer within Herkimer County

Then and now

1900 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 85 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 Herkimer, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of East Herkimer, surveyed 1900

On record in East Herkimer

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 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 22 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

83 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of East Herkimer between 2003 and 2020, burning about 70 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 19 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/undetermined36
Arson/incendiarism19
Natural8
Debris and open burning8
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Smoking5
Equipment and vehicle use1
Recreation and ceremony1

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 2020Natural3.6 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
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
27 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
26 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Herkimer County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of East Herkimer: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 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
Ferdula PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lyles PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Volo Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Herkimer County

Storms near this place

20 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Herkimer in 20 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 4 hail, 1 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
September 2000Flash FloodEast Herkimer$25,000no account filed
June 2025Thunderstorm WindEast Herkimer-A member of the public reported a large tree down on 2 sheds and fence on Folts St. in Herkimer.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindEast Herkimer-A member of the public reported multiple trees down on Folts Street.
June 2023HailEast Herkimer-Estimated 1 inch hail fell near Herkimer.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindEast Herkimer-A tree and wires were reported down on a vehicle on Washington Street.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindEast Herkimer-Trees and wires were downed on Piper Road.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindEast Herkimer-Numerous trees were downed in the Village of Herkimer.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindEast Herkimer-Wires were downed and arcing in the area of East German Street and Lake Street in the Village of Herkimer.
October 2021Thunderstorm WindEast Herkimer-A tree was downed blocking Harter Street near Eastern Gardens in the Village of Herkimer.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindEast Herkimer-Trees and wires were reported down and blocking State Route 28 in Herkimer.
June 2014Flash FloodEast Herkimer-Flash flooding was reported from thunderstorm heavy rain near Herkimer. About a foot of water was flowing across Shells Bush Road.
June 2013Flash FloodEast Herkimer-Numerous roads were washed out and closed as a result of flash flooding in the city of Herkimer. Some residences were impacted by flood waters. A state of emergency was declared for the city of Herkimer. Some water rescues and evacuations took place as well.
May 2013Flash FloodEast Herkimer-As a result of thunderstorm heavy rains, emergency management in Herkimer County reported a mudslide occurred on Route 28 between Herkimer and Middleville. The route needed to be temporarily closed.
May 2013HailEast Herkimer-A U.S. Postal Employee reported quarter size hail from a thunderstorm in Herkimer.
September 2011FloodEast Herkimer-Major flooding occurred on the Mohawk River at Little Falls and upstream at Utica. The Little Falls river gage located on left bank 1,800 feet downstream from Fivemile Dam, 2.0 miles upstream from East Canada Creek, and 4.5 miles southeast of city of Little Falls exceeded its 15 foot flood stage at 9:07 pm EST September 7th, its 17 foot moderate flood stage at 12:42 am September 8th, its 18 foot major flood stage at 3 am, it crested at 18.20 feet at 4:30 am, and dropped below flood stage at 4:08 pm September 8th. At a level of 16 feet water reaches roads in the Industrial Park and at 18.5 feet the Fonda Motor Speedway floods. The Utica river gage located near Lee Street West exceeded its 403 foot flood stage around midnight EST September 8th, its 405 foot moderate flood stage around 6 am, its 407 foot major flood stage around 12:30 pm, it crested at 408 feet around 9 pm September 8th, and it finally dropped below flood stage around 7:30 pm September 11th.
June 2011Flash FloodEast Herkimer-Steuben Road was reported washed out in the Village of Herkimer.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindEast Herkimer-A tree was reported down along Route 5 in Herkimer due to strong thunderstorm winds.
July 2009HailEast Herkimer-Quarter size hail was reported in Herkimer on Steuben Street during a thunderstorm.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindEast Herkimer-A tree was reported down on Steuben Street in Herkimer due to strong thunderstorm winds.
July 2009HailEast Herkimer-Ping pong ball size hail was reported on Pine Grove Road in East Herkimer 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
Fort Herkimer1.1 miles22
Herkimer1.2 miles22
Mohawk2.5 miles23
Jacksonburg2.8 miles22
Kast Bridge3.1 miles22
North Ilion3.5 miles23
Eatonville3.9 miles22
Ilion3.9 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 949101. 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.