Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1898.
“Bramanville Mill, also known as Chickering Grist Mill, is a historic grist mill located at Cobleskill in Schoharie County, New York.”
Wikipedia article Bramanville Mill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 52 National Register listings published here for Schoharie County · listed in 1976 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 98 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Bramanville Mill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 142 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 15 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 | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 14 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 12 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Bramanville Mill: 3 producers, 2 past producers, 2 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Strontium, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoharie Pyrite Deposit | Sulfur, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Schoharie Strontianite Occurrence | Strontium | Occurrence | ||
| Cobleskill Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Howes Cave Number 6 Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Cobleskill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Howe's Cave Quarry No. 19 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Howes Cave Number 6 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cobleskill, the town this property stands in, in 25 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 16 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 flood, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1996 | Flash Flood | Cobleskill | $150,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | $7,000 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | $4,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Cobleskill | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Cobleskill | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | $1,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | - | Numerous trees were downed in the Town of Cobleskill. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | - | A tractor trailer was blown over on Interstate 88 between exits 21 and 22. Emergency services were dispatched with no reports of injuries. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | - | One tree was downed along with wires. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | - | Multiple trees and branches were reported down in Cobleskill as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | - | Trees were reported down in Cobleskill due to thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2011 | Flood | Cobleskill | - | The Cobleskill Creek and tributaries flooded in and around Cobleskill. Major flooding occurred on the campus of the State University of New York at Cobleskill. Five dorms and some academic buildings were damage due to the flooding. Classes were cancelled as of 12:45 pm EST Wednesday, September 7th, and remained cancelled on Thursday and Friday. All Cobleskill-Richmondville Central Schools were closed on Wednesday and remained closed on Thursday. Students and staff were sheltered in four district buildings because roads were closed in the area and buses could not get through to bring students home. It was reported that as many as 1,000 students were sheltered once classes were cancelled. This number was down to about 100 by 5 pm EST with 8 students ending up spending the night. Water damage occurred to homes and businesses and the fairgrounds flooded. The following road closures were reported: Route 7 from Warnerville into Cobleskill, Route 7 from Burgon Drive to Forester Road, South Grand Street from Main Street to Mineral Springs Road, Elm Street from North Grand to Warnerville cut-off, and Route 145 from Settles Mountain Road from Lawyersville into Cobleskill. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cobleskill | - | Trees were reported down in Cobleskill due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2006 | Flood | Cobleskill | - | Law enforcement personnel reported that State Route 7 was closed due to flooding from the Cobleskill Creek at the east end of the village of Cobleskill. |
| June 2006 | Flood | Cobleskill | - | Law enforcement personnel reported that Route 10 to the west of Cobleskill was impassable due to flooding. |
| November 2005 | Hail | Cobleskill | - | A trained spotter reported that three quarter inch hail occurred at Cobleskill. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Cobleskill | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Cobleskill | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Daniel Webster Jenkins House | 3.7 miles | 2018 |
 | Cobleskill Historic District | 4.0 miles | 1978 |
 | George Westinghouse Jr. Birthplace and Boyhood Home | 4.0 miles | 1986 |
| Jacob T. Miers House | 4.8 miles | 2015 | |
| Schoharie Village Historic District | 4.9 miles | 2019 | |
| Marshall D. Bice House | 4.9 miles | 2017 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 76001276 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Schoharie County | All 52 listed properties in this county. |
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