Fultonham, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Fulton town. It lies in ZIP code area 12071. It lies near Pleasant Valley. The Survey maps it on the Breakabeen quadrangle. It stands 702 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1898 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 87 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
9 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.
- 1898 USGS Schoharie quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Schoharie quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1943 USGS Breakabeen quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1946 USGS Breakabeen quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Amsterdam quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Fultonham between 1992 and 2019, burning about 133 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 13 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 | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 August 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 31 July 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 June 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Fultonham: 1 producer. All of them 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fultonham in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Flood | Fultonham | $1,000 | Flooding was reported along Redling Road, near Fultonham. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Fultonham | - | Pleasant Valley Road was closed due to mud and debris left behind by flash flooding. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fultonham | - | Tree snapped and large branches were downed with siding damage. This occurred near Route 30 at Carriage House Lane and Pleasant Valley Road. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fultonham | - | A few trees and several branches of various sizes were downed along Hard Scrabble Road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fultonham | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Fultonham due to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watsonville | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| West Middleburgh | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Breakabeen | 3.1 miles | 22 | |
| West Fulton | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Patria | 3.8 miles | 22 | |
| Middleburgh | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Vintonton | 5.1 miles | 22 | |
| Franklinton | 5.9 miles | 21 |
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 Fultonham | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5508479 | 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 950806. 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.








