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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.

Sullivan within Madison County

Then and now

1895 to 1985

The 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 sheet of Sullivan, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Sullivan, surveyed 1895

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

82 since 2000

Regional 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/undetermined44
Arson/incendiarism19
Debris and open burning8
Natural8
Equipment and vehicle use2
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
28 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
17 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
10 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
4 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
28 August 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
27 August 2004Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
23 August 2020Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madison County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Button & Worlock QuarriesGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Chittenango WellSaltPast Producer
Crouse Gravel BedSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Kinsella Pit and MillLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Madison County

Storms near this place

18 since 1998

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2010Thunderstorm WindSullivan$50,000A 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 2006Flash FloodSullivan$25,000Olmstead Road washed out
October 2017Thunderstorm WindSullivan$20,000A line of thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts which knocked down trees across a road.
June 2002LightningSullivan$20,000Lightning struck the roof of a house on Smith Ridge Road. The lightning started a fire that damaged the second floor and roof.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindSullivan$3,000Trees were blown down.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindSullivan$3,000Trees and wires were blown down.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindSullivan$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree in a yard.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindSullivan$1,000Wires blew down on a car.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindSullivan$1,000Trees down
June 2007Thunderstorm WindSullivan-Several trees were blown down.
August 1998HailSullivan-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 2025HailSullivan-no account filed
June 2013HailSullivan-no account filed
July 2011HailSullivan-no account filed
April 2011Thunderstorm WindSullivan-no account filed
June 2008HailSullivan-no account filed
August 2007HailSullivan-no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindSullivan-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Madison County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Chittenango1.2 miles23
North Chittenango2.3 miles23
Bolivar2.5 miles26
East Boston2.5 miles23
Sulphur Springs2.6 miles23
Cottons3.6 miles23
Blakeslee3.7 miles23
Quality Hill3.9 miles23

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.