Martinsburg, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Martinsburg town. It lies in ZIP code area 13367. It stands on Atwater Creek. The Survey maps it on the Glenfield quadrangle.
Then and now
1905 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Martinsburg
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
Gen. Walter Martin Houselisted 2008
Martinsburg Town Halllisted 2001- First Lewis County Clerk's Officelisted 2017
- Martinsburg Common School District #4listed 2022
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1905 USGS Port Leyden quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1907 USGS Port Leyden quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1940 USGS Port Leyden quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Glenfield quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Watertown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
49 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Martinsburg between 1999 and 2020, burning about 36 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 2 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 | 23 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 August 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 10 August 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 July 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 4 July 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 3 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
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 Martinsburg: 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Sulfur, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinsburg Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Town of Lowville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Waterworks Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Martinsburg in 18 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 13 thunderstorm wind, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | $75,000 | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | $25,000 | Law enforcement reported damage to a house. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Martinsburg | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | $10,000 | Officials reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Flood | Martinsburg | $8,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | $7,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorms moved across the area ahead of a cold front. There were numerous reports of downed trees and wires and power outages. In Horseheads, Chemung County, the storms toppled a 200-year old poplar tree that was 14-foot in diameter. A man was injured by a falling tree limb in Liverpool, Onondaga County In Oaks Corners, Ontario County a downed tree damaged a deck, kitchen, garage and dining room of a house. Torrential rains of the storm resulted in localized urban flooding. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | $5,000 | Thunderstorms crossed the region during the early morning hours. The thunderstorms produced damaging winds that downed trees and power lines. |
| September 2001 | Flash Flood | Martinsburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martinsburg | $500 | Tree downed across Cemetery Rd. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Martinsburg | $500 | A large tree was downed across Centreville Road. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | West Martinsburg | - | Centerville Road washed out. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | West Martinsburg | - | Water flowing across Rector Road near Swernicki Road. Rector Road washed out in some areas. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Martinsburg | - | West Road/Route 26 flooded and impassable near Whetstone Park. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Martinsburg | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| West Martinsburg | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Glendale | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Watson | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Lowville | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Glenfield | 4.0 miles | 21 | |
| Hoseville | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Bushes Landing | 4.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 956600. 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.









