BlockMiddlefield, New York
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Middlefield town. It lies in ZIP code area 13450. It stands on O'Connell Brook. The Survey maps it on the Westford quadrangle.
Then and now
1907 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 78 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
On record in Middlefield
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
Middlefield Hamlet Historic Districtlisted 1985- Benjamin D. North Houselisted 1985
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1907 USGS Cooperstown quadrangle1:62500
- 1909 USGS Cooperstown quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Westford quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Westford quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Amsterdam quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
33 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Middlefield between 1994 and 2019, burning about 58 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 3 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 | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 2 July 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 May 2017 | Natural | 3.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 May 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Middlefield in 10 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlefield | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlefield | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew trees down which blocked Route 28. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlefield | $10,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over multiple trees and wires mainly in the northeastern part of the county. This storm also knocked over trees in the towns of Cherry Valley and Milford. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlefield | $10,000 | Another isolated severe thunderstorm popped up over eastern portions of the county. Strong gusty winds downed trees and power lines in the towns of Middlefield and Cherry Valley. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlefield | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlefield | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlefield | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Middlefield | $2,000 | Flooding of roads was reported in this area. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlefield | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a roadway. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middlefield | $500 | A squall line moved across eastern New York ahead of a strong cold front on the afternoon and evening of August 31st resulting in severe thunderstorms across much of the area. Oneida and Herkimer Counties appeared to be hardest hit by the storms as many towns in both counties were affected. Numerous trees and power lines were downed in Camden, Taberg, Lee Center, Otter Lake and Woodgate in Oneida County; and Little Falls, Herkimer, Fairfield, Newport, Middleville and Norway in Herkimer County. Utility poles were also downed in the Oneida County in Deansboro and Clinton. In Long Lake three canoeists were struck by lightning as they waited out a severe thunderstorm along the Raquette River off North Point Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Whig Corners | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Westford | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Maple Valley | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Bowerstown | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Lentsville | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Pleasant Brook | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Cooperstown | 4.6 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 957147. 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.
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.