Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1907.
“Fly Creek Historic District is a national historic district located at Fly Creek in Otsego County, New York.”
Wikipedia article Fly Creek Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 79 National Register listings published here for Otsego County · listed in 2006 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Fly Creek Historic District between 1995 and 2020, burning about 46 acres in total. 4 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 | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 19 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fly Creek, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fly Creek | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fly Creek | $5,000 | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fly Creek | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fly Creek | $2,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm resulted in trees being knocked over. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fly Creek | $500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked a tree down. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Fly Creek Methodist Church | 0.4 miles | 1996 |
 | Fly Creek Grange No. 844 | 0.5 miles | 2004 |
 | Chapin Memorial Church | 0.9 miles | 2002 |
| Mathewson-Bice Farmhouse and Mathewson Family Cemetery | 1.7 miles | 2013 | |
 | Cooperstown Historic District (Boundary Increase) | 2.4 miles | 1997 |
 | Otsego County Courthouse | 2.6 miles | 1972 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06001004 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Otsego County | All 79 listed properties in this county. |
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