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Floyd, New York

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Floyd town. It lies in ZIP code area 13440. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Oriskany quadrangle.

Floyd within Oneida County

Then and now

1895 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Floyd, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Floyd, surveyed 1895

On record in Floyd

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

11 surveys from 26 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

56 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Floyd between 2000 and 2019, burning about 31 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 6 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/undetermined27
Natural7
Smoking7
Arson/incendiarism6
Debris and open burning4
Equipment and vehicle use2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
8 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2001Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2001Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
18 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
11 September 2010Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 July 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 July 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Oneida County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Floyd: 1 past producer. None of them 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
No. 5 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Oneida County

Storms near this place

15 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Floyd in 15 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 14 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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
July 2005Thunderstorm WindFloyd$50,000Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and wires. Numerous trees were uprooted. Trees and wires fell on a house which started a fire.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindFloyd$50,000A thunderstorm quickly became severe over northeastern portions of the county. Widespread wind damage occurred in the Floyd/Westernville/Delta Lake areas around and shortly after 200 pm EDT. Large trees were uprooted and power lines were toppled in the town of Floyd. In Westernville, more trees were blown down. Near Delta Lake, several trailers and mobile homes were blown off their anchors and severely damaged.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindFloyd$35,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a trailer, trapping 5 people. Unknown if any injuries.
September 1995Thunderstorm WindFloyd$15,000no account filed
July 2019Thunderstorm WindFloyd$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down multiple trees and wires.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindFloyd$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees on wires.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindFloyd$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down many trees on a property; all trees fell in the same direction.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindFloyd$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindFloyd$2,000Trees and wires were blown down.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindFloyd$2,000Trees and wires down.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindEast Floyd$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires on Pierce Road.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindFloyd$1,000A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over a tree which landed on a road.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindFloyd$1,000Trees and wires were blown down.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindFloyd$1,000no account filed
June 2013HailFloyd-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Oneida 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
Maple Grove1.2 miles26
Stittville2.5 miles26
Camroden2.5 miles19
Marcy4.1 miles26
Oriskany4.3 miles26
Holland Patent4.4 miles26
Air City4.7 miles28
Wright Settlement4.8 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 950311. 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.