Eatonville, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Fairfield town. It lies in ZIP code area 13365. The Survey maps it on the Herkimer quadrangle.
Then and now
1900 to 1985The 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 sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1900 USGS Little Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Little Falls quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1939 USGS Little Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Herkimer quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Herkimer quadrangle1:31680
- 1949 USGS Herkimer quadrangle1:25000
- 1949 USGS Little Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Gloversville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
90 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Eatonville between 1999 and 2020, burning about 71 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 18 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 | 45 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2020 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 23 September 2020 | Natural | 3.6 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 2 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 11 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Eatonville: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyles Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Volo Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eatonville in 15 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 9 flash flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 | Flood | Eatonville | $10,000 | Flooding in low lying areas was reported along the West Canada Creek as it rose above flood stage. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eatonville | - | A trained spotter reported trees down due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Eatonville | - | Route 28 was closed due to flooding in Middleville. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eatonville | - | A tree was downed on Rasbach Road near the intersection with West End Road in the town of Fairfield due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eatonville | - | Two trees were downed on State Route 169 near Davis Road in the town of Fairfield due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eatonville | - | Trees and wires were reported down on Lynch Road in Middleville due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Eatonville | - | North Creek Road near Kast Bridge was reportedly damaged due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Eatonville | - | Flash flooding was reported in the town of Fairfield along Davis Road and Route 169 due to heavy rainfall. The intersection was closed as a result of the flooding. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Eatonville | - | The river gage at Kast Bridge recorded flash flooding as a result of heavy rainfall. The river gage crested at 9.01 feet at 6:15 AM EST, which was the second highest crest on record. The river gage at Kast Bridge is located along on the right bank of the West Canada Creek 600 feet downstream from a bridge on old State Highway 28 at Kast Bridge, 1.2 miles downstream from North Creek, 2.2 miles north of Herkimer, and 4.0 miles upstream from the river's mouth at the Mohawk River. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Eatonville | - | Numerous roads were washed out in the southwestern side of the town of Fairfield due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall. Some water rescues and evacuations took place. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Eatonville | - | North Creek Road, as well as several other roads, in the towns of Herkimer and Fairfield were washed out due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Eatonville | - | Route 28 was reportedly closed near Kast Bridge due to flash flooding. In addition, homes along Oberle Road in the town of Herkimer were impacted from flood waters. The flood waters caused huge rock boulders to be moved down hills and into yards. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Eatonville | - | Several areas along State Route 169 in the town of Fairfield between Middleville and Little Falls were reportedly washed away and closed due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall. The section hardest hit was between West End Road and Kelly Road. A culvert was washed out and five feet of water was flowing across the roadway. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Eatonville | - | A portion of Caldwell Road in the town of Herkimer was closed due to a road washout from flash flooding from heavy rainfall. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eatonville | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Herkimer due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kast Bridge | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| East Herkimer | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| Fairfield | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Middleville | 4.4 miles | 22 | |
| Fort Herkimer | 4.5 miles | 22 | |
| Little Falls | 4.6 miles | 22 | |
| Jacksonburg | 4.7 miles | 22 | |
| Herkimer | 4.8 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972439. 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.












