Hamden, New York
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Hamden town. It lies in ZIP code area 13782. It lies near Launt Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Hamden quadrangle.
Then and now
1922 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 64 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Hamden
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
Hamden Covered Bridgelisted 1999
Schoolhouse No. 5listed 2011
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1922 USGS Andes quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1924 USGS Andes quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Hamden quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Hamden quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Pepacton Reservoir quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
26 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Hamden between 2002 and 2020, burning about 17 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 16 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 August 2016 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 11 August 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 30 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 June 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 May 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hamden: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamden Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Howe Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Tompkins Bank | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hamden in 11 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamden | $20,000 | A line of thunderstorms produced a macroburst that extended from the Town of Hamden New York east to a few miles southeast of Delhi. The damage first appeared on Munn Road in Hamden and continued east for about nine miles close to Route 28 south of Delhi where it ended on Glen Burnie Road. The damage was confined to trees where in a few locations there were numerous trees uprooted and/or snapped. Most of the tree damage was to softwoods like pines, spruce, cherry and red maple. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamden | $16,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a large maple tree onto a powerline and broke the pole. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamden | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamden | $5,000 | Multiple trees were blown down, utility poles were snapped, and a boat was flipped over on State Highway 10. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamden | $1,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Hamden | - | Hail fell in Delancey. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Hamden | - | Hail covered the ground and cars. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Hamden | - | Numerous roads were closed due to flooding. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Hamden | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Hamden | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Hamden | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawleys | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| De Lancey | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Fraser | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Colchester | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Mundale | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Walton | 7.3 miles | 17 | |
| Delhi | 7.3 miles | 16 | |
| West Delhi | 7.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 952089. 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.








