West Schuyler, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Schuyler town. It lies in ZIP code area 13502. It stands on Wood Creek. The Survey maps it on the Utica East quadrangle.
Then and now
1898 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 87 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
12 surveys from 24 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.
- 1898 USGS Utica quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Utica quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1943 USGS Utica East quadrangle1:24000
- 1945 USGS Utica East quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Utica East 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
- 1983 USGS Utica East quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Utica quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
289 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 289 fires within 5 miles of West Schuyler between 2000 and 2020, burning about 188 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 35 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 | 140 |
| Smoking | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of West Schuyler: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Semiprecious Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace of Diamonds Mine | Semiprecious Gemstone | Producer | 1967 |
Storms near this place
16 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Schuyler in 16 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 5 flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 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 | West Schuyler | $1,000,000 | Several flooding reports were received in the Mohawk Valley. A person was trapped in their house in the Town of Schuyler due to flooding off Route 5S. That route was closed in the Village of Frankfort, along with Route 171 and West Main Street. Route 5 was closed from the Town of Schuyler to Little Falls with portions of the roadway under water. The Wal-Mart in Herkimer had to be evacuated due to flooding concerns. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | West Schuyler | $50,000 | Multiple homes were flooded along New York Route 5 in the Town of Schuyler. |
| August 2023 | Flood | West Schuyler | $20,000 | Multiple homes were flooded along New York Route 5 in the Town of Schuyler. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Schuyler | - | A 911 call center operator reported trees and wires down blocking Cosby Manor Road in the town of Schuyler. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Schuyler | - | A local emergency manager reported a tree down on a trailer on Sycamore Lane in town of Schuyler. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Schuyler | - | A local emergency manager reported a tree down on trailer home on Country Rd in the town of Schuyler. No injuries were reported. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Schuyler | - | A tree fell onto a trailer. |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | West Schuyler | - | Route 5 was closed due to flooding between Windfall Road and Drive-In Road. |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | West Schuyler | - | Route 5 was closed between Newport Road and Millers Grove Road due to flooding. |
| November 2019 | Flood | West Schuyler | - | Route 5 was closed due to flooding between Windfall Road and Drive-In Road. |
| November 2019 | Flood | West Schuyler | - | Route 5 was closed between Newport Road and Millers Grove Road due to flooding. |
| October 2019 | Flood | West Schuyler | - | Route 55 was impassible near the Herkimer and Oneida County borders. |
| June 2016 | Hail | West Schuyler | - | Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in the town of Schuyler. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Schuyler | - | Trees and wires were reported down on Taft Ave in the town of Schuyler, near the city of Utica border. |
| September 2011 | Flood | West Schuyler | - | Route 5S at Turner Street in Frankfort was closed due to flooding. |
| August 2008 | Hail | West Schuyler | - | Quarter size hail was reported near Windfall during a thunderstorm. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Corners | 0.9 miles | 24 | |
| West Frankfort | 1.0 miles | 24 | |
| Harbor | 1.1 miles | 24 | |
| Frankfort Center | 3.3 miles | 24 | |
| Stewart Corners | 4.8 miles | 24 | |
| East Schuyler | 5.1 miles | 23 | |
| Johnson Corners | 5.2 miles | 23 | |
| Frankfort | 5.9 miles | 23 |
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 Q122550078 | 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 970862. 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.











