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Hamilton, New York

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Hamilton town. It lies in ZIP code area 13346. The Survey maps it on the Hamilton quadrangle.

Hamilton within Madison County

Then and now

1902 to 1986

The 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 sheet of Hamilton, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Hamilton, surveyed 1902

On record in Hamilton

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 4 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 19 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

94 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Hamilton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 105 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 15 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/undetermined49
Arson/incendiarism15
Natural11
Debris and open burning10
Equipment and vehicle use5
Smoking4

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
3 September 2017Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
25 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
24 September 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
29 August 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 August 1993Natural1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
13 August 2009Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 July 2009Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madison County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Hamilton: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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
Jewett BedSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lebanon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Lebanon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Melvin PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Madison County

Storms near this place

19 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hamilton in 19 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 4 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
August 2018Flash FloodHamilton$100,000Streets flooded throughout the village of Hamilton. Many cars stranded.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindHamilton$30,000A thunderstorm intensified to severe levels across southern sections of the county early in the evening. Strong winds knocked down several trees in the town of Hamilton. One of these trees fell onto a house and heavily damaged its back porch and rear deck.
July 2013Flash FloodHamilton$25,000Flood waters washed out a section of Route 12B between Earlville and Hamilton.
July 2004Flash FloodHamilton$10,000Roads washed out. State Route 12B temporarily closed.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindHamilton$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees and large branches on a property.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindHamilton$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees at Colgate University.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindHamilton$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees near Lake Moraine.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindHamilton$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindHamilton$5,000Several pine trees were uprooted and broken on Wylie Road.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindHamilton$5,00010 to 12 trees down in the towns of Hamilton and Lebanon.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindHamilton$5,000Thunderstorm winds blew a few trees down in the town of Hamilton near Earlville.
May 2025Flash FloodHamilton$1,000Hamilton Street has flooded according to law enforcement.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindHamilton$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree uprooted on Spring Street.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindHamilton$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires on Randallsville Road.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindHamilton$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree which blocked a road.
August 2024HailHamilton-no account filed
May 2019HailHamilton-no account filed
July 2008HailHamilton-no account filed
July 2006HailHamilton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Madison 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
Randallsville2.5 miles19
Middleport2.6 miles19
Pecksport2.7 miles19
Hamilton Center3.6 miles17
Sigby Corners3.8 miles17
Eaton3.9 miles19
Poolville4.1 miles19
Campbell4.1 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 952091. 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.