Oppenheim, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Oppenheim town. It lies in ZIP code area 13452. The Survey maps it on the Oppenheim quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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 Lassellsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Lassellsville quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1945 USGS Lassellsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Oppenheim quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 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
85 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Oppenheim between 1994 and 2018, burning about 105 acres in total. 9 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 | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 19 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 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 Oppenheim: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Johnsville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oppenheim in 12 storm reports between 1994 and 2021: 9 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oppenheim | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oppenheim | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oppenheim | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oppenheim | - | Trees were downed on wires in the Town of Oppenheim. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oppenheim | - | A 65 mph wind gust was recorded at the New York State Mesonet near Oppenheim. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oppenheim | - | Trees and wires were reported down from thunderstorm winds in Oppenheim. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oppenheim | - | A tree was reported down in Oppenheim due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Oppenheim | - | A beaver dam gave way and flooded portions of New York State Route 29 in the town of Oppenheim. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oppenheim | - | Trees and wires were reported down on Olsen Road in Oppenheim due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oppenheim | - | Trees were reported down along Route 29 near Oppenheim due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2006 | Flood | Oppenheim | - | Law enforcement personnel reported that several roads in the area surrounding Oppenheim were closed due to flooding. |
| November 2006 | Flood | Oppenheim | - | The East Canada Creek at Dolgeville exceeded its flood stage of 10.0 feet at 12:12 AM EST on November 17th, crested at 10.05 at 12:30 AM on the 17th, before falling back below flood stage at 12:57 AM EST on the 17th. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crum Creek | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Lotville | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Rasbach Corner | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Doxtater Corner | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Ingham Mills | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| Middle Sprite | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Kringsbush | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Lassellsville | 5.2 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 959421. 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.









