Ephratah, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Ephratah town. It lies in ZIP code area 13452. It stands on Sprite Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lassellsville quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 84 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
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1901 USGS Lassellsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Lassellsville quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1945 USGS Lassellsville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Lassellsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Lassellsville 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
- 1985 USGS Gloversville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
84 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Ephratah between 1995 and 2020, burning about 102 acres in total. 12 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/undetermined | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 5 September 2020 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 19 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ephratah in 13 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado. 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 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Ephratah | $25,000 | A NWS survey team found evidence of an F0 tornado at property located on Turnpike Road in the town of Ephratah. The F0 tornado blew the roof off a house just after an eyewitness saw a funnel cloud heading toward the home. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ephratah | $19,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ephratah | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ephratah | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ephratah | $4,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ephratah | - | Multiple trees and wires were reported down across the southern and eastern portions of Fulton County. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ephratah | - | Trees were downed on wires in the Town of Ephratah. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ephratah | - | A tree was down on Mud Road. This was reported by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Ephratah | - | Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Ephratah. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Ephratah | - | Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Ephratah. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Ephratah | - | Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Ephratah. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Ephratah | - | An observer from a media station measured a hailstone of 2.3 inches in diameter in Ephratah. This is between lime and tennis ball size. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Ephratah | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garoga | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Eppie Corners | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| Rockwood | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| Lassellsville | 4.5 miles | 21 | |
| Kecks Center | 4.6 miles | 21 | |
| Kringsbush | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Scotchbrush | 5.2 miles | 21 | |
| Cork | 5.3 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 949675. 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.
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.










