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Kirkland, New York

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Kirkland town. It lies in ZIP code area 13323. It stands on Sherman Brook. The Survey maps it on the Clinton quadrangle.

Kirkland within Oneida County

Then and now

1895 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Kirkland, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Kirkland, surveyed 1895

On record in Kirkland

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 26 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

96 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Kirkland between 2001 and 2020, burning about 63 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 5 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/undetermined63
Debris and open burning15
Arson/incendiarism5
Equipment and vehicle use5
Natural4
Recreation and ceremony2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Smoking1

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
29 September 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
23 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
23 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
18 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
10 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
9 August 2017Equipment and vehicle use1.4 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 August 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
30 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Oneida County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Kirkland: 13 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Bertie Waterlime QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Borst MinesIronPast Producer
Brimfield MineIronPast Producer
Clinton Mills OpeningIronPast Producer
Clinton MineIronPast Producer
Derwin FarmIronPast Producer
Ellingwood OpeningIronPast Producer
Franklin MineIronPast Producer
Freibergher Farm.IronPast Producer
Norton MineIronPast Producer

Every working recorded in Oneida County

Storms near this place

22 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kirkland in 22 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 7 flash flood, 6 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2016FloodKirkland$50,000Torrential thunderstorm rains caused typical urban flooding in several locations around the Utica metropolitan area, including flooded underpasses and basements. A few cars were stranded in low lying areas where water was ponding up to 2 feet deep.
October 2017Thunderstorm WindKirkland$30,000A line of thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts which knocked down trees and wires.
July 2016HailKirkland$20,000no account filed
May 2018Thunderstorm WindKirkland$10,000Thunderstorm winds blew numerous trees and wires down.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindKirkland$10,000A thunderstorm moved into the area Saturday afternoon and quickly became severe. The thunderstorm knocked many trees over and caused power outages in the city of Clark Mills.
May 2004LightningKirkland$10,000Lightning struck a utility pole and transformer in the town of Kirkland. The strong current caused a fire in the front of a nearby residence.
June 2025Flash FloodKirkland$5,000Flooding occurred on NY 5 in both directions between Route 233 and Limberlost Road. All lanes were blocked.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindKirkland$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree, blocking both lanes of Kirkland Avenue near Route 5.
April 2005Flash FloodKirkland$5,000no account filed
April 2023FloodKirkland$2,000Flooding reported on NY State Route 5 between French Road and Old Bristol Road. Authorities requested closure of the State Highway.
November 2006Thunderstorm WindKirkland$2,000Trees down by thunderstorm winds.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindKirkland$1,000A tree was blown down.
October 2010Flash FloodKirkland-Route 5 was closed due to water over the road, and the outside lanes of Judd Road were covered with water.
March 2008Flash FloodKirkland-Numerous roads were flooded.
June 2001Flash FloodKirkland-Flash flooding from heavy thunderstorm rains caused numerous road closures in the towns of Kirkland and Westmoreland. Mud and Oriskany Creeks overflowed their banks and flooded some nearby homes and roads. The heavy rain also caused the roof of a warehouse on Lafayette Street to collapse.
April 2000Flash FloodKirkland-Portions of route 5 flooded.
May 2000Flash FloodKirkland-Roads closed due to flooding.
September 2013HailKirkland-no account filed
June 2011HailKirkland-no account filed
July 2011HailKirkland-no account filed
July 2011HailKirkland-no account filed
August 2007HailKirkland-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Oneida 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
Clark Mills1.0 miles26
Millgate Meadows1.2 miles26
Clinton2.0 miles26
Lairdsville2.6 miles26
Walesville2.8 miles26
Westmoreland2.9 miles26
Franklin Springs2.9 miles26
Farmers Mills3.8 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 954710. 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.