Mottville, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Skaneateles town. It lies in ZIP code area 13119. The Survey maps it on the Skaneateles quadrangle. It stands 810 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1899 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Mottville
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 within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Community Placelisted 1979 · 0.9 miles away- Mottville Cemeterylisted 2021 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 28 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.
- 1899 USGS Skaneateles quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Skaneateles quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1943 USGS Skaneateles quadrangle1:31680
- 1949 USGS Skaneateles quadrangle1:25000
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Skaneateles quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Skaneateles quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
117 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 117 fires within 5 miles of Mottville between 2003 and 2020, burning about 76 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 18 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 | 50 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 23 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 22 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 2 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 16 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Mottville: 7 producers, 3 past producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halfway Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Skaneateles Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Limeledge Quarry Division | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Skaneateles Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Edwards Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fiato Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Franklin Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Franklin Street Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Stump Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Walburger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mottville in 3 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 2002 | Tornado (F1) | Mottville | $2,000,000 | The tornado touched down briefly in the hamlet of Mottville which is in the town of Skaneateles. The tornado's path length was approximately 100 yards and its width was approximately 50 yards. A trailer home was destroyed in the center of Mottville. The 67 year old man who lived in it got out of the debris afterward with only a few scratches. In addition, several large trees were sheared off 10 to 20 feet above the ground. Falling trees damaged several homes and businesses in the area. The Mottville post office opened the next morning despite two large pine trees lying on the roof. The storm continued south into the center of the village of Skaneateles. Damage in this area was due to straight line winds. There were no deaths or serious injuries caused by the tornado. A state of emergency was declared in the town of Skaneateles. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Mottville | $5,000 | Up to 8 inches of water was rapidly flowing across Gully Road. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Mottville | $2,000 | Water was flowing over a roadway in Mottville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Bridge | 0.5 miles | 28 | |
| Willow Glen | 0.8 miles | 28 | |
| Marysville | 0.8 miles | 28 | |
| Skaneateles Falls | 1.5 miles | 28 | |
| Skaneateles | 2.0 miles | 28 | |
| Skaneateles Junction | 2.7 miles | 24 | |
| Shepard Settlement | 3.5 miles | 28 | |
| Elbridge | 4.2 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 Mottville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6918709 | 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 957795. 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.










