Rippleton, New York
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Cazenovia town. It lies in ZIP code area 13035. The Survey maps it on the Cazenovia quadrangle.
Then and now
1897 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Rippleton
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 8 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Rippleton Schoolhouselisted 1998 · 0.7 miles away
Lorenzolisted 1971 · 0.8 miles away- Niles Farmhouselisted 1987 · 0.0 miles away
- Old Treeslisted 1991 · 0.4 miles away
- Brick Houselisted 1988 · 0.4 miles away
- Meadows Farm Complexlisted 1987 · 0.5 miles away
- Upenoughlisted 1991 · 0.7 miles away
- Parker Farmhouselisted 1987 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1897 USGS Cazenovia quadrangle1:62500
- 1899 USGS Cazenovia quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Cazenovia quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Cazenovia quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
44 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Rippleton between 1993 and 2019, burning about 31 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 10 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 | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 August 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 June 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 June 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Rippleton: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cazenovia Gravel Bed | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cazenovia Ready Mix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Riedel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rippleton in 16 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 8 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rippleton | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees along the lake. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rippleton | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down poles and wires on Union Street. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rippleton | $5,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over trees and wires. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rippleton | $5,000 | Several large trees were blown down. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rippleton | $5,000 | Trees and wires were blown down throughout the county. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rippleton | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees in Cazenovia. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rippleton | $1,750 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree which crushed a fence. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rippleton | $1,000 | Trees were blown down in Cazenovia and Sullivan Township. |
| September 2013 | Hail | Rippleton | - | Hail was accompanied by 30 mph winds. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Rippleton | - | Hail lasted for about five minutes and covered the ground. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Rippleton | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Rippleton | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Rippleton | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Rippleton | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Rippleton | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Rippleton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins Corner | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Ballina | 1.5 miles | 20 | |
| Cazenovia | 1.5 miles | 20 | |
| Atwell Corners | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Abell Corners | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Juddville | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Union | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Bingley | 4.0 miles | 20 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122594395 | 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 962548. 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.








