Westmoreland, New York
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Westmoreland town. It lies in ZIP code area 13490. The Survey maps it on the Clinton quadrangle. 390 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 522 feet above sea level.
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.


Population over time
2 figuresWestmoreland fell from 427 to 390 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 427 | |
| 2020 | 390 | -37 (-9%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 26 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 Oriskany quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Oriskany quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1947 USGS Rome quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Clinton 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
- 1985 USGS Utica quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
63 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Westmoreland between 2000 and 2020, burning about 52 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 6 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 | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 18 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.4 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 11 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Westmoreland: 12 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penfield Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Doyles'Place Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borst Mines | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Clinton Mills Opening | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Clinton Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Derwin Farm | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Franklin Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Freibergher Farm. | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Norton Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
24 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Westmoreland in 24 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 14 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 2 lightning, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 2 injuries. 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 2002 | Lightning | Westmoreland | 1 killed, 1 hurt | Lightning struck a 31 year old woman and mother of two in the front yard of her home. She was knocked unconscious. She was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Her children were also in the yard at the same time, but only her 5 year old son got struck. He received a first degree burn to his foot. The 6 year old daughter had no injuries. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmoreland | 1 hurt, $5,000 | Tree was blown down on a car with one injury due to windshield glass shattering. |
| June 2002 | Lightning | Westmoreland | $100,000 | Lightning struck a barn on Springhouse Road starting a fire. The fire was not discovered for about 2 hours after the lightning strike. The barn was completely destroyed. 1100 bales of hay were lost. 4 cows died. Other buildings nearby were saved by the firefighters. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmoreland | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down at least 17 trees in a yard. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmoreland | $10,000 | A thunderstorm moved into the area Saturday afternoon and quickly became severe. The thunderstorm knocked many trees over and caused power outages in the city of Westmoreland. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmoreland | $10,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm resulted in six trees being knocked over in Westmoreland, and some trees in the towns of Verona and Utica. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmoreland | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree, blocking Daily Road. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmoreland | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmoreland | $5,000 | A squall line moved across eastern New York on the afternoon and evening of August 2nd resulting in severe thunderstorms across parts of the region. There were numerous reports of large tree limbs, trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds. The areas hardest hit were Herkimer, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego and Washington Counties. In all over 15,000 customers were left without power. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmoreland | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmoreland | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmoreland | $2,000 | A tree fell on a house on East Main Street. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmoreland | $1,000 | Wires were blown down. Also, a tractor trailer was blown over on Route 12 in Deerfield. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmoreland | - | Numerous trees and wires were blown down. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmoreland | - | Large trees were blown down. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westmoreland | - | Several trees and wires were blown down. |
| May 2000 | Flash Flood | Westmoreland | - | Roads closed due to flooding. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Westmoreland | - | Thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires. Hail 1.25 inches in diameter damaged a garage. A steel reenforced garage door was damaged by strong winds. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Westmoreland | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Westmoreland | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Westmoreland | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Westmoreland | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Westmoreland | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Westmoreland | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walesville | 2.0 miles | 26 | |
| Clark Mills | 2.1 miles | 26 | |
| Bartlett | 2.4 miles | 28 | |
| Millgate Meadows | 2.6 miles | 26 | |
| Kirkland | 2.9 miles | 26 | |
| Hecla | 2.9 miles | 26 | |
| Lairdsville | 2.9 miles | 26 | |
| Colemans Mills | 3.2 miles | 26 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Westmoreland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q20880920 | 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 970932. 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.










