Sullivan, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Sullivan town. It lies in ZIP code area 13037. It lies near Lillies Pinnacle. The Survey maps it on the Canastota 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.


On record in Sullivan
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 1 record
- Chittenango Landing Dry Dock Complexlisted 1992
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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 Chittenango quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Chittenango quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Chittenango quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1946 USGS Canastota quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Canastota quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
82 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Sullivan between 2000 and 2020, burning about 66 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 19 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 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Sullivan: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Button & Worlock Quarries | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Chittenango Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Crouse Gravel Bed | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kinsella Pit and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
18 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sullivan in 18 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | $50,000 | A NWS Survey confirmed a micro-burst, with straight line wind damage near Chittenango. The damage path began near the intersection of Bailey Street and Forbes Avenue just west of the Village of Chittenango. Large trees were snapped halfway up the base, with smaller branches blown down. Some limited damage occurred to a roof, but was likely due to structural problems and not just high winds. The damage path continued northeast through Sullivan Town Park, where several large trees were snapped halfway up the base. A few trees were uprooted. All of the trees pointed toward the northeast.||As the path continued near North Street and Genesee Street, the intensity of the damage increased. Most of the damage was to trees, which were snapped about two-thirds up the base. The most significant damage was structural damage to a church on McDonnell Street, where the westward wall bowed out. Eyewitness reports from the church stated that this occurred when strong winds hit the church, allowing the walls to bow back and forth. |
| April 2006 | Flash Flood | Sullivan | $25,000 | Olmstead Road washed out |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | $20,000 | A line of thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts which knocked down trees across a road. |
| June 2002 | Lightning | Sullivan | $20,000 | Lightning struck the roof of a house on Smith Ridge Road. The lightning started a fire that damaged the second floor and roof. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | $3,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | $3,000 | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree in a yard. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | $1,000 | Wires blew down on a car. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | $1,000 | Trees down |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| August 1998 | Hail | Sullivan | - | The same severe thunderstorm that produced wind damage and hail in Onondaga county remained severe as it crossed into northern Madison county. Hailstones from dime sized to about nickel sized were observed by skywarn spotters from Sullivan to Erieville. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Sullivan | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sullivan | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chittenango | 1.2 miles | 23 | |
| North Chittenango | 2.3 miles | 23 | |
| Bolivar | 2.5 miles | 26 | |
| East Boston | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| Cottons | 3.6 miles | 23 | |
| Blakeslee | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Quality Hill | 3.9 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 966742. 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.










