Sconondoa, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Verona town. It lies in ZIP code area 13421. It stands on Sconondoa Creek. The Survey maps it on the Vernon quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 90 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
13 surveys from 25 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.
- 1895 USGS Oneida quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Oneida quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Oneida quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1939 USGS Oneida quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Oneida quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Vernon quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Vernon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Utica quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
136 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of Sconondoa between 2000 and 2020, burning about 88 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 30 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 | 67 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 27 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 11 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Sconondoa: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cagwin Farm | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Klein Farm | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Valley Mills Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| West Stockbridge Hill Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sconondoa in 5 storm reports between 2013 and 2023: 2 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 2017 | Flash Flood | Sconondoa | $700,000 | Widespread flash flooding of small streams and urbanized areas occurred throughout the towns of Sherrill and Vernon. Culverts and roads were washed out in several locations. Several residences and businesses experienced flooding. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Sconondoa | $250,000 | Record flash, and river flooding caused the evacuation of a large trailer park in Oneida Castle. |
| June 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Sconondoa | $20,000 | A tornado touched down at 445 pm EDT June 30th 2017 near the intersection of Fox Road and Route 365 several miles southwest of Verona, NY in Oneida County. The tornado knocked down around a dozen trees and several power poles along its 1.5 mile path. There were a few homes that sustained damage from trees falling and also loss of a few shingles. Maximum winds were around 70 mph with the worst damage along Route 365 between Fox Road and Stoney Brook Road. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sconondoa | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree across a road. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Sconondoa | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oneida Castle | 1.1 miles | 26 | |
| Sherrill | 2.0 miles | 25 | |
| Willow Place | 2.0 miles | 25 | |
| Durhamville | 3.0 miles | 26 | |
| Verona Station | 3.3 miles | 25 | |
| Dams Corner | 3.4 miles | 25 | |
| Verona | 4.0 miles | 25 | |
| State Bridge | 4.5 miles | 26 |
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 Q122593316 | 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 964658. 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.












