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Oneonta, New York

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Oneonta City. It lies in ZIP code area 13820. It stands on Oneonta Creek. The Survey maps it on the Oneonta quadrangle. 13,079 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,112 feet above sea level.

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Oneonta within Otsego County

Then and now

1915 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 70 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Oneonta, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Oneonta, surveyed 1915

On record in Oneonta

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 12 of 13 shown

Every listing in Otsego County

Population over time

2 figures

Oneonta fell from 13,901 to 13,079 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.

YearPeople Change
201013,901
202013,079-822 (-6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

71 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Oneonta between 1992 and 2020, burning about 64 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 14 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/undetermined28
Arson/incendiarism14
Debris and open burning13
Smoking7
Natural4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Recreation and ceremony2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
3 September 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
17 September 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 July 2017Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 July 2009Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
30 July 2018Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
14 July 2020Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
10 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Otsego County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Oneonta: 4 producers. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Colliersville PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hemlock Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Meredith PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Robertson Number 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Otsego County

Storms near this place

60 of 63 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oneonta in 63 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 41 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 5 flash flood, 2 lightning. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2013Flash FloodOneonta$50,000Area roads were severely flooded. Oneonta City Hall was flooded.
September 2011Flash FloodOneonta$50,000Numerous roads flooded in the City of Oneonta. SUNY Oneonta was almost cut off on the hill above the flooding.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindOneonta$50,000Numerous cars and houses sustained minor damage throughout the city and surrounding areas of Oneonta as strong thunderstorm gusts uprooted trees and transmission poles and lines.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindOneonta$50,000no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindOneonta$35,000A thunderstorm became severe across southern sections of the county. Many trees and wires were downed in Oneonta around 9 pm EDT. The storm then continued eastward into Milford and produced additional wind damage in the form of toppled trees and utility poles. One such tree fell across a house and damaged its front porch.
July 2013Flash FloodOneonta$25,000Heavy rainfall caused extensive urban and storm drain flash flooding throughout the City of Oneonta. Cars and people were stranded on local roadways.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindOneonta$22,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto power lines which then landed on a residence with smoke filling the house.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindOneonta$20,000Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees wires. Metal was pulled off a roof just south of Milford. Oneonta was particularly hard hit.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindOneonta$20,000Trees felled by thunderstorm wind gusts damaged a fence at a residence and tore down cables and electric lines leading to the home.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindOneonta$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindOneonta$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down multiple trees and wires.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindOneonta$10,000A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds and large hail as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in scattered trees and wires down in the towns of Laurens, Milford and Oneonta. This storm also produced 1.25 inch sized hail in Laurens.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindOneonta$10,000A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in several trees being knocked over or uprooted. Power lines were knocked over due to falling trees.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindOneonta$10,000Trees and wires were blown down.
November 2006Flash FloodOneonta$10,000Roads flooded in the western part of the county.
November 2006Flash FloodOneonta$10,000Streams over roads and bridges.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindOneonta$10,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindOneonta$10,000Several large limbs and a few trees fell on a homeowner's roof causing minor damage
April 2011Thunderstorm WindWest Oneonta$8,000Widely scattered trees were snapped and uprooted.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindWest Oneonta$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees along Highway 8.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindWest Oneonta$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down wires.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindWest Oneonta$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees across a road and damaged power poles.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindOneonta$5,000Wires were blown down.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindOneonta$5,000Trees were blown down.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindOneonta$5,000Trees were blown down and accompanied by dime size hail.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindOneonta$5,000Trees were blown down and accompanied by dime size hail.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindOneonta$5,000Trees were blown down.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindOneonta$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed many trees and wires. Significant power outages occurred.
August 2003LightningOneonta$5,000Lightning hit a power line at the Henry Street substation in Oneonta. About 1100 people lost power.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindOneonta$5,000no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindOneonta$5,000no account filed
August 1993Thunderstorm WindOneonta$5,000no account filed
August 2022Thunderstorm WindOneonta$2,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree and wires on West Street.
November 2005Thunderstorm WindOneonta$2,000Thunderstorm winds downed isolated trees and wires.
June 2002LightningOneonta$2,000Lightning struck a utility pole at the Pony Farm Industrial Park setting it on fire. The lightning downed wires on the pole causing an outage to 4860 customers from Oneonta to Unadilla. A trailer on Oneida Street was also struck by lightning.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindWest Oneonta$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto the road.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindOneonta$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree in a backyard, damaging a chain link fence.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindOneonta$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on County Road 8.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindOneonta$1,000Numerous trees were blown down around Oneonta.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindOneonta$1,000Several trees and wires were blown down.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindOneonta$1,000A few trees were knocked down.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindOneonta$250Strong thunderstorm winds shattered a window.
July 2021HailOneonta-A strong thunderstorm produced 1 inch size hail.
October 2013Thunderstorm WindOneonta-A wire was blown down.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindOneonta-One foot diameter branches were blown down.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindOneonta-Large branches were broken.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindOneonta-Wires were knocked down by strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindOneonta-Numerous trees and wires were blown down throughout the city.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindOneonta-Trees and wires were blown down.
August 2020HailWest Oneonta-no account filed
September 2019HailOneonta-no account filed
June 2013HailOneonta-no account filed
September 2012HailOneonta-no account filed
June 2011HailOneonta-no account filed
August 2010HailOneonta-no account filed
June 2009HailOneonta-no account filed
June 2009HailOneonta-no account filed
June 2009HailOneonta-no account filed
June 2008HailOneonta-no account filed
June 2008HailOneonta-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Otsego County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
West End1.9 miles18
Emmons2.8 miles18
West Oneonta3.1 miles18
Mill Creek Estates4.6 miles15
Colliersville5.1 miles17
Laurens5.5 miles18
Cliffside6.0 miles19
Cooperstown Junction6.3 miles17

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 OneontaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1019805The 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 959379. 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.