Stratford, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Stratford town. It lies in ZIP code area 13470. It stands on Ayers Creek. The Survey maps it on the Stratford 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 21 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 Stratford quadrangle1:24000, 4 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
40 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Stratford between 1995 and 2020, burning about 36 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 6 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | HOUSE POND FIRE |
| 14 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 July 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 16 July 2001 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Stratford: 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
16 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stratford in 16 storm reports between 1993 and 2020: 8 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees along Piseco Rd., 4 miles north of Stratford during the evening of September 6th. One of the trees fell on the roof of a house causing some damage to the roof. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Stratford | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | Trees were reported down in the Stratford area. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | Trees were downed east of Stratford. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Stratford | - | Seeley Road was washed out due to heavy rainfall. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | Trees were reported down in Stratford as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | Trees and wires were reported down on Route 29A in Stratford as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Stratford | - | The public reported baseball sized hail from a thunderstorm in Stratford via Facebook. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | Numerous trees and wires were reported down approximately 2 miles north of Stratford, as a result of strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Stratford | - | Nickel size hail was reported in Stratford. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Stratford | - | A trained spotter reported that quarter-sized hail occurred in Stratford. |
| June 2006 | Flood | Stratford | - | An emergency manager reported that flooding of the East Canada Creek caused numerous evacuations across the western portion of Fulton County in the vicinity of Stratford and Dolgeville. Route 29A was flooded at Stratford. |
| August 2001 | Hail | Stratford | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Stratford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmonsburg | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Bliss Corner | 2.2 miles | 21 | |
| Knappville | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Lotville | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Doxtater Corner | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Middle Sprite | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Rasbach Corner | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Oregon | 5.9 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 966621. 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.









