Edinburg, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Edinburg town. It lies in ZIP code area 12835. It stands on Beecher Creek. The Survey maps it on the Edinburg quadrangle. 1,333 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,155 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1899 to 1997The 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 1899 against another survey:
On record in Edinburg
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
Copeland Covered Bridgelisted 1998- Eli and Diadama Beecher Houselisted 2015
Population over time
3 figuresEdinburg fell from 1,384 to 1,333 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 | 1,384 | |
| 2010 | 1,214 | -170 (-12%) |
| 2020 | 1,333 | +119 (+10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 24 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.
- 1899 USGS Broadalbin quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Broadalbin quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1945 USGS Edinburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Edinburg quadrangle1:24000
- 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
- 1970 USGS Edinburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Gloversville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Edinburg quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
95 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Edinburg between 1992 and 2020, burning about 188 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 7 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 | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 28 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 16 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 4 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | 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
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Edinburg: 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Feldspar, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Beryllium, Mica, Feldspar, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batchellerville Beryl Mine | Beryllium, Mica, Feldspar, Quartz | Past Producer | ||
| Crushed Stone Products | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Batchellerville Big Pit | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Batchellerville Biotite Pit | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Batchellerville Fluorite Pit | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Batchellerville Jasper Pit | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Batchellerville Lower Pit | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Batchellerville Narrow Pit | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Batchellerville Tourmaline Pit | Feldspar | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Edinburg in 17 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 16 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edinburg | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edinburg | $17,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edinburg | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edinburg | $7,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edinburg | $5,000 | A cold front moved into eastern New York on the afternoon of July 25th resulting in severe thunderstorms across parts of the area. The majority of damage from thunderstorm winds consisted of downed trees and powerlines. A Lightning strike also caused a fire which damaged a home in Herkimer. The most significant damage occurred in Cortland County where flash flooding occurred along Grout Brook and Cold Brook in the Towns of Scott and Preble. Among the areas hardest hit were Webber Park, Cold Brook Road, West Scott Road, Long Road, and Old State Road. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edinburg | $4,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edinburg | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edinburg | $500 | A cold front swept across eastern New York on the afternoon of the 16th resulting in severe thunderstorms across parts of eastern New York. Trees and wires were downed in Frankfort, Edinburg, Galway and Providence, while limbs and wires were downed in Accord and Stoneridge. In Bearsville, thunderstorm winds gusted to between 60 and 65 mph. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edinburg | - | A 73 mph wind gust was recorded at the New York State Mesonet at Edinburg. The station webcam showed a nearby shed blown over following this wind gust. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edinburg | - | Trees and wires were reported down in the town of Edinburg. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edinburg | - | Measured at the NYS Mesonet at Edinburg. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edinburg | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Edinburg due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edinburg | - | Multiple trees were reported down in Edinburg due to thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edinburg | - | Trees were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Edinburg. |
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | Edinburg | - | Flash flooding from heavy rainfall resulted in the closure of South Shore Road in Edinburg. |
| February 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edinburg | - | A roof was blown off a mobile home in Edinburg. People were trapped inside. No reports of injuries. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edinburg | - | Trees and power lines down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batchellerville | 1.4 miles | 24 | |
| Clarkville | 1.8 miles | 24 | |
| West Day | 3.6 miles | 23 | |
| Fox Hill | 3.7 miles | 24 | |
| Tenantville | 4.4 miles | 23 | |
| Fayville | 5.2 miles | 24 | |
| Glenwild | 6.4 miles | 24 | |
| Lake View | 6.7 miles | 23 |
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 Edinburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3708962 | 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 949389. 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.











