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Unadilla Forks, New York

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Plainfield town. It lies in ZIP code area 13491. It lies near Mount Markham. The Survey maps it on the Unadilla Forks quadrangle.

Unadilla Forks within Otsego County

Then and now

1907 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Unadilla Forks, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Unadilla Forks, surveyed 1907

On record in Unadilla Forks

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

8 surveys from 16 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

35 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Unadilla Forks between 1995 and 2020, burning about 41 acres in total. 3 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/undetermined14
Arson/incendiarism10
Debris and open burning4
Smoking3
Natural3
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
22 September 2013Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
24 June 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 May 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
15 May 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
10 May 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.2 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 April 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 April 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
30 April 2006Debris and open burning5.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Otsego County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Unadilla Forks: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Welch PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
West Winfield PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Otsego County

Storms near this place

13 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Unadilla Forks in 13 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 11 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2022Thunderstorm WindUnadilla Forks$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees and wires.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindUnadilla Forks$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees, blocking a road.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindUnadilla Forks$5,000A tree fell against a house.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindUnadilla Forks$5,000Trees were blown down throughout the town of Plainfield.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindUnadilla Forks$5,000Numerous trees were blown down, blocking State Route 8.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindUnadilla Forks$3,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires on County Highway 18.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindUnadilla Forks$3,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and powerlines on County Highway 18.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindUnadilla Forks$3,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindUnadilla Forks$3,000Trees and wires were blown down on county highway 18.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindUnadilla Forks$2,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked a tree and wires down across County Highway 18.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindUnadilla Forks$500A cold front moved across eastern New York during the afternoon and evening of July 2nd resulting in severe thunderstorms across parts of the area. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines in some areas with Ausable Forks and Horseshoe Lake being the areas hardest hit. In Keeseville lightning started a fire which destroyed a house.
May 2000Flash FloodUnadilla Forks-Numerous roads were closed due to flooding following heavy thunderstorm rains.
July 2008HailUnadilla Forks-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Otsego 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
Lloydsville1.1 miles16
Plainfield Center3.5 miles16
Huntly Corners5.4 miles16
West Exeter5.5 miles16
West Edmeston5.8 miles17
North Edmeston5.9 miles16
Pecktown6.9 miles16
Burlington Flats7.3 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 968119. 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.