North Blenheim, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Blenheim town. It lies in ZIP code area 12131. It stands on West Kill. The Survey maps it on the Gilboa quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1986The 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 North Blenheim
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
Old Blenheim BridgeNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1901 USGS Gilboa quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Gilboa quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1945 USGS Gilboa quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Pepacton Reservoir quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
53 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of North Blenheim between 1992 and 2020, burning about 115 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 8 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 9 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 7 August 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 24 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 9 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 July 2013 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of North Blenheim: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wawaywando Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Blenheim in 14 storm reports between 1998 and 2022: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2020 | Flood | North Blenheim | $50,000 | Route 30 and Bear Ladder Road were closed due to several feet of water over the roadways from the flooded Schoharie Creek. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Blenheim | $10,000 | A roof was blown off a home, and trees were blown down. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Blenheim | $8,000 | no account filed |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Blenheim | - | Law enforcement reported a tree down near the intersection of Blenheim Hill Rd and North Rd. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Blenheim | - | A tree was downed onto a vehicle in the Hamlet of North Blenheim. |
| August 2018 | Heavy Rain | North Blenheim | - | Strong storm resulted in 2.25 inches of rainfall. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Blenheim | - | Trees and wires were reported down in North Blenheim due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2011 | Hail | North Blenheim | - | Penny size hail was reported at the New York Power Authority during a thunderstorm. |
| May 2011 | Hail | North Blenheim | - | Penny size hail was reported in North Blenheim during a thunderstorm. |
| April 2007 | Flood | North Blenheim | - | Heavy rain led to minor flooding of small streams and creeks, as well as in low lying, poor drainage areas and roadways. This led to some road closures across portions of the county.|In addition, the runoff from heavy rainfall and snowmelt led to moderate flooding along portions of the Schoharie Creek, including at Burtonsville, which crested at 8.95 feet at 04:30 EST on the 17th, and at the Gilboa Dam, which crested at 1132.08 feet at 17:50 EST on the 16th. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Blenheim | - | Trees were blown down in North Blenheim. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Blenheim | - | Trees down |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | North Blenheim | - | Darling Hollow Creek, Betty Brook, and Westkill all flooded. Water from Schohaire Creek on Route 30 near Blenheim, closing it between Middleburgh and Fulton. |
| May 1998 | Hail | North Blenheim | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owlsville | 1.5 miles | 22 | |
| Mackey | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Flat Creek | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Breakabeen | 4.1 miles | 22 | |
| Broome Center | 5.0 miles | 21 | |
| Gilboa | 5.1 miles | 22 | |
| South Gilboa | 6.0 miles | 17 | |
| Eminence | 6.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 958689. 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.







