Old City, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Fairfield town. It stands on Wolf Hollow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Middleville quadrangle.
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 Old City
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Old City Road Stone Arch Bridgelisted 2001 · 0.1 miles away
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
46 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Old City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 52 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 7 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 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 27 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 August 2002 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 July 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 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 |
| 3 May 2006 | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Old City: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | ||
| Gravesville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Material Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleville | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Newport | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Norway | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Fairfield | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Irish Settlement | 4.2 miles | 24 | |
| Farrel Corner | 4.6 miles | 24 | |
| Brayton Corners | 5.4 miles | 24 | |
| Hurricane | 5.8 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 959265. 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.











