Middleville, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Fairfield town. It lies in ZIP code area 13406. It stands on Maltanner Creek. The Survey maps it on the Middleville quadrangle. 407 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 597 feet above sea level.
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 Middleville
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
Route 29 Stone Arch Bridgelisted 2001- Lalino Stone Arch Bridgelisted 2001
Population over time
2 figuresMiddleville fell from 512 to 407 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 512 | |
| 2020 | 407 | -105 (-21%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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 Middleville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Middleville quadrangle1:31680
- 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
51 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Middleville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 61 acres in total. 6 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 | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2020 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 27 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 July 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 July 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 29 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 May 2011 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Middleville: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleville Number 6 Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Middleville Number 6 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
22 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Middleville in 22 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 3 flood, 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2019 | Flood | Middleville | $380,000 | Roads and a bridge were washed out in the Town of Fairfield, prompting swiftwater rescues. The bridge on Farrington Road was washed out, stranding the residents of four homes. |
| November 2019 | Flood | Middleville | $110,000 | The West Canada Creek reached a record high stage of 10.92 feet at Kast Bridge at 2315EST 31 October. It fell below major flood stage at 0400EST 1 November, then had a secondary crest, rising above major flood stage again at 1231EST 1 November. It remained above major flood stage until 1615EST 2 November, and fell below moderate flood stage by 0155EST 3 November. There was widespread flooding along the West Canada Creek between Middleville and Herkimer, resulting in the closure of Route 28. There was widespread flooding in the village of Middleville. Water entered structures with cars partially submerged. There were 27 evacuations as a result of the flooding. The West Canada Creek was nearing the road surface of the Route 28 bridge. |
| May 2000 | Flash Flood | Middleville | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Middleville | $10,000 | Flash flooding resulted from very heavy rainfall in Middleville. Flooding was reported at the intersection of State Routes 169 and 29 at the intersection of Route 28 in Middleville. Some of this flooding was attributed to nearby Bridenbecker Creek flowing out of its banks.||In addition, three homes on South Main Street, and two on Bridge Street experienced basement flooding. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middleville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middleville | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middleville | - | A tree was downed blocking Castle Road near Hardscrabble Road in the Town of Fairfield. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middleville | - | There was a report of two downed trees which fell on rental cottages in the Herkimer Diamond Mines KOA Campground. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middleville | - | Trees were downed on Fairfield Street. |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | Middleville | - | Route 28 was closed between Middleville and Poland due to flooding. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middleville | - | Trees and wires downed. |
| November 2019 | Flood | Middleville | - | Route 28 was closed between Middleville and Poland due to flooding. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middleville | - | Tree and wires were reported down on Parkhurst Road in Middleville due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middleville | - | Trees were reported to be sheared off and blown into a field in Middleville as a result of thunderstorm winds. In addition, trees and wires were reported down on Route 28 as well. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middleville | - | Trees were reported down and blocking a road due to thunderstorm winds in Newport. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Middleville | - | Route 28 was closed in the town of Middleville due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Middleville | - | Quarter size hail (measured) was reported in Middleville during a thunderstrm by a WKTV spotter. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middleville | - | A power pole was knocked down due to strong thunderstorm winds in Middleville. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Middleville | - | Penny size hail, and one downed tree was reported on State Route 28 in Middleville. |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Middleville | - | An emergency manager reported that flash flooding was occurring on the streets in Middleville. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Middleville | - | Multanner Creek out of its banks. |
| June 2002 | Flash Flood | Middleville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old City | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Fairfield | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Newport | 4.1 miles | 24 | |
| Eatonville | 4.4 miles | 22 | |
| Kast Bridge | 4.9 miles | 22 | |
| Norway | 4.9 miles | 22 | |
| Irish Settlement | 5.1 miles | 24 | |
| Farrel Corner | 5.9 miles | 24 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Middleville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3458197 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 957158. 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.











