Salisbury Center, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Salisbury town. It lies in ZIP code area 13454. The Survey maps it on the Salisbury 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 Salisbury Center
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 3 records
Augustus Frisbie Houselisted 1999
Salisbury Center Covered Bridgelisted 1972
Salisbury Center Grange Halllisted 1999
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
- 1945 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Salisbury 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
73 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Salisbury Center between 2001 and 2020, burning about 51 acres in total. 4 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 | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 2016 | 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 |
| 19 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
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 Salisbury Center: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
22 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Salisbury Center in 22 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 17 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury Center | $6,000 | no account filed |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury Center | $4,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Lightning | Salisbury Center | $1,000 | A spotter reported that lightning downed a tree across Eammonsburg Road in Salisbury Center. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury Center | - | A 911 call center operator reported trees down along Spruce Lake Road north of Salisbury. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury Center | - | A 911 call center operator reported trees and wires down along Curtiss Road near Salisbury. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury Center | - | Local fire department reported a tree down in Salisbury, NY. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury Center | - | A local fire department reported a downed tree blocking Mang Road near Curtiss Road. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury Center | - | A local fire department reported a tree and wires down on Irondale Road. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury Center | - | A tree was downed on McClure Road near State Route 29A in the Town of Stratford. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury Center | - | Numerous trees and wires were downed along a path of County Route 29A between Red School Road and Seeley Road near the Town of Stratford. Some of the trees were reported snapped 15 feet above the ground. Trees were all reported down in the same direction, suggesting straight-line wind damage occurred. The damage started in eastern Herkimer County and ended across northwestern Fulton County. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury Center | - | Trees were downed at Lake View Drive and Spruce Lake Road. |
| November 2019 | Flood | Salisbury Center | - | The Route 29 bridge over Spruce Creek was closed due to flooding. |
| November 2019 | Flood | Salisbury Center | - | The Route 29A bridge over the East Canada Creek was closed due to flooding. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury Center | - | A trained spotter reported wires down on Barnes Road. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury Center | - | Tress and wires were downed on Peck Road in the town of Salisbury due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury Center | - | Numerous trees were reported down throughout Salisbury Center as a result of thunderstorm winds. Many roads were closed as a result of the downed trees. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Salisbury Center | - | Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm approximately 1 mile west of Stratford. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Salisbury Center | - | Route 29A between Stratford and Salisbury Center was reported closed due to flooding between Case Road and Route 29. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury Center | - | A tree was reported down and blocking a portion of Route 29 in Salisbury Center due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury Center | - | An emergency manager reported that trees and power lines were blown down along Route 29A in the vicinity of Red School House road near Salisbury Center. Pea-sized hail occurred with the storm. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury Center | - | An emergency manager reported that 3 trees were blown down in a cemetary on Emmonsburgs Road near Salisbury Center. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury Center | - | Trees were blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irondale | 1.4 miles | 22 | |
| Ives Hollow | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Salisbury | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Curtis | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Dolgeville | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Paper Mill Corners | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Diamond Hill | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Manheim Center | 6.5 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 964304. 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.











