Gravesville, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Russia town. It lies in ZIP code area 13431. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hinckley quadrangle.
Then and now
1897 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 88 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 25 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.
- 1897 USGS Remsen quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Remsen quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1946 USGS Hinckley quadrangle1:25000
- 1946 USGS Hinckley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Hinckley quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 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 Utica quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
36 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Gravesville between 1997 and 2020, burning about 40 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 3 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 | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 22 August 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 21 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | HINCKLEY RESERVOIR |
| 18 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 12 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 June 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 8 May 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Gravesville: 7 past producers, 3 producers. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barneeveld Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Barneveld Sand & Gravel No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bienick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mccartney Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Number 2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pit No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plant Number 2 Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Poland Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Spear Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Trenton Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gravesville in 10 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Flood | Gravesville | $572,000 | The West Canada Creek and its tributaries were out of their banks and causing widespread flooding of roadways and basements. Middleville residents sandbagged their properties Thursday morning, April 28th, trying to keep the water from the West Canada Creek at bay.||The following roads were reported closed due to flooding: |In Poland: Route 8 from village line to Route 10, washed away in several locations. |In Russia: Military Road from Route 8 to Buck Hill, Grant Road from Russia Road to Military Road, Mill Road to Russia Road, Patridge Hill Road, and Gravestone Road from Russia Road to Route 28 northern section. |In Newport: Brayton Road, Strumlock Road and Route 28 near the high school.|In Frankfort: Ferguson, Welshbush and Broad Streets.|In Middleville: Fishing Rock Road and the Middleville Bridge.|In Ohio: Bussey Bridge between Route 8 to Route 365, Fisher Road from Route 8 to Fisher Lane Road, Route 8 from the village of Poland line to Route 10 in Hamilton County, Stantmire Road, and Atwood Lake Road to Route 8.|In Litchfiield: Holcomb Gulf Road.|In Columbia: House Road from Smith Road. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gravesville | - | A local emergency manager reported trees and wires down blocking Dover Road. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gravesville | - | There was a report of a tree blocking Partridge Hill Road. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gravesville | - | A National Weather Service storm survey team, along with Emergency Management, determined that a macroburst impacted the areas of Russia, Norway and Ohio in central Herkimer County. This macroburst resulted in numerous large hardwood trees uprooted or snapped about a third to halfway up along with power poles snapped with significant power outages. Areas hardest hit were along Grant Road and Fisher Road. There were also several trees downed at Pardeeville Road and Dan Davis Road in Ohio. A large tree went through a small house on Fisher Road. A secondary area of damage was in the Adirondack Campground where an un-anchored trailer flipped and was dragged several feet to its resting place. Numerous hardwood trees were also observed to be uprooted or snapped about a third to halfway up. All debris was pointed in an east-northeast direction. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gravesville | - | Several trees were reported down. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gravesville | - | Multiple trees were knocked down on Simpson Road. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gravesville | - | Trees and wires knocked down on Dover Road. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gravesville | - | Multiple trees were knocked down on Military Road near Gauss Rd. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Gravesville | - | The West Canada Creek and its tributaries were out of their banks and causing widespread flooding of roadways with the shoulders of many roads washed away. Widespread basement flooding also occurred. ||The following roads were reported closed due to flooding:|Route 8 between Route 28 in Poland and Route 10 in Piseco, washed away in several locations.|Route 8/28 bridge across the West Canada Creek at the Herkimer-Onieda county border.|Route 28 between the villages of Middleville and Newport.|Route 168 east of Route 28 in the Town of Mohawk. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Gravesville | - | A small creek was reported overflowing its banks and running over Russia Road just west of Military Road in Poland. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 1.7 miles | 25 | |
| Poland | 3.4 miles | 24 | |
| Cold Brook | 4.1 miles | 24 | |
| Brayton Corners | 4.1 miles | 24 | |
| Grant | 5.3 miles | 25 | |
| Farrel Corner | 6.1 miles | 24 | |
| Northwood | 7.0 miles | 25 | |
| Newport | 7.0 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 951602. 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.










