Salisbury, 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 13329. It stands on Beaver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Salisbury quadrangle. It stands 1,221 feet above sea level.
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.


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
69 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Salisbury between 1992 and 2020, burning about 54 acres in total. 4 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 | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2020 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 3 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Salisbury: 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
10 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Salisbury in 10 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury | $65,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Lightning | Salisbury | $1,000 | Lightning struck a tree that fell onto wires in Salisbury. |
| September 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury | $1,000 | Isolated fast moving severe thunderstorms downed trees and wires in a couple locations in Herkimer County. An isolated severe thunderstorm downed several trees at Twin Ponds Estates in Floyd. One tree fell through the roof of two mobile homes causing heavy damage. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury | - | A tree was reported down. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury | - | A tree was down blocking a road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury | - | Tree was reported down in the West Bound Lane of NYS Route 29 near Ives Road in the town of Salisbury. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury | - | A tree was reported down. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury | - | A tree was reported down and blocking State Route 29 in Salisbury due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salisbury | - | Law enforcement personnel reported that trees were blown down in Salisbury. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ives Hollow | 0.6 miles | 22 | |
| Paper Mill Corners | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| Diamond Hill | 1.8 miles | 22 | |
| Salisbury Center | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Curtis | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Irondale | 3.1 miles | 22 | |
| Dolgeville | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Fairfield | 4.7 miles | 22 |
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 Salisbury | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q48741959 | 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 964303. 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.











