Indian Castle, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Danube town. It lies in ZIP code area 13365. It stands on Crum Creek. The Survey maps it on the Little Falls quadrangle.
Then and now
1900 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Indian Castle
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
Indian Castle Churchlisted 1971
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1900 USGS Little Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Little Falls quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1939 USGS Little Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Little Falls quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Little Falls quadrangle1:31680
- 1949 USGS Little Falls quadrangle1:25000
- 1949 USGS Little Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 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 Gloversville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
71 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Indian Castle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 57 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 9 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 | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 18 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 29 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | LITTLE FALLS |
| 28 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Indian Castle: 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Falls Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Moyer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| St. Johnsville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| St. Johnsville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Indian Castle in 7 storm reports between 2013 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Castle | - | A tree was reported down. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Castle | - | A tree was reported down blocking the west bound lane of Route 5. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Castle | - | Trees were downed and half of a barn roof was blown off along Gardiner Road. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Castle | - | A tree was down, blocking Ashe Road. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Indian Castle | - | New York State Route 5S in Danube was closed as a result of flash flooding from heavy rainfall from Herkimer County Route 169 to Herkimer County Route 213. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Indian Castle | - | New York State Route 5S near Interstate 90 was closed in Indian Castle due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Indian Castle | - | Route 5S in the town of Danube was closed due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fink Basin | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| East Creek | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Ingham Mills Station | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Manheim Center | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Newville | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Little Falls | 4.4 miles | 22 | |
| Smith Corners | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Starkville | 6.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 953632. 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.












