US Post Office-Canajoharie

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1898.

From the record

“US Post Office-Canajoharie is a historic post office building located at Canajoharie in Montgomery County, New York, United States. It was built in 1937, and is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department under Louis A.”
Wikipedia article United States Post Office (Canajoharie, New York), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 62 National Register listings published here for Montgomery County · listed in 1988 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Listed as. US Post Office--Canajoharie - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
Address. 50 W. Main St., Canajoharie, 13317
When was it listed? November 1988
Category. building
Also known as. US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
Town. Canajoharie town
Architectural style. Colonial Revival architecture
National Register reference number. 88002464 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

77 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of US Post Office-Canajoharie between 2002 and 2020, burning about 70 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 20 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	39
Arson/incendiarism	20
Natural	7
Debris and open burning	5
Equipment and vehicle use	3
Recreation and ceremony	2
Smoking	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
8 September 2006	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
7 September 2020	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	NA
5 September 2020	Natural	5.0 acres	Fire Department of New York	NA
18 September 2006	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
14 September 2007	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named
30 August 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	N/A
25 August 2019	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	N/A
16 August 2002	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Fire Department of New York	not named

Every fire recorded in Montgomery County

Mines and quarries near this property

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of US Post Office-Canajoharie: 3 producers, 2 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Barium-Barite, Sulfur, Garnet. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Flat Creek Deposit	Lead, Barium-Barite, Sulfur	Occurrence
Spraker's Basin Deposit	Garnet, Quartz	Occurrence
Root Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Sheldon Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Weaver's Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Montgomery County

Storms near this property

58 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Canajoharie, the town this property stands in, in 58 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 30 thunderstorm wind, 12 flash flood, 11 flood, 5 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
August 2003	Flash Flood	Canajoharie	$200,000	no account filed
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	$200,000	no account filed
September 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	$100,000	no account filed
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	$50,000	no account filed
May 2000	Flash Flood	Canajoharie	$41,000	no account filed
September 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	$20,000	no account filed
August 2003	Flash Flood	Canajoharie	$15,000	no account filed
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	$11,000	no account filed
April 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	$10,000	no account filed
September 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	$5,000	no account filed
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	$5,000	no account filed
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	$2,000	no account filed
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	$1,000	no account filed
July 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	-	A tree was downed on Phillips Avenue in the Village of Canajoharie.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	-	Trees were reported down on wires and vehicles in Canajoharie.
July 2023	Flood	Canajoharie	-	State Route 5s was flooded in the Town of Canajoharie near exit 29 of the New York State Thruway.
February 2022	Flood	Canajoharie	-	All lanes along Route 5 between McKinley Road and Reservoir Road along the Mohawk River between Palatine Bridge and Fonda were blocked due to flooding.
August 2021	Hail	Canajoharie	-	Hail was briefly dime to nickel size.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	-	Two trees were downed on Route 5s near the on-ramp to the NYS Thruway in the Village of Canajoharie.
August 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	-	A large tree was downed blocking a lane on West Grand Street in the Village of Palatine Bridge.
September 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	-	Trees were reported down in Canajoharie.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	-	A large tree was downed near State Hwy 5S in Canajoharie, NY.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	-	Trees were downed in Palatine Bridge.
November 2019	Flood	Canajoharie	-	Route 5 was closed between Groff Road and Staley Road due to flooding.
October 2019	Flood	Canajoharie	-	Riverfront Park was flooded near the Canajoharie Creek and Mohawk River.
February 2016	Flood	Canajoharie	-	An apartment building located at 3 Rock Street in Canajoharie was damaged due to flooding from heavy rain occurring over a frozen ground. Utility services were cut to the building and firefighters provided temporary shelter for residents until the Red Cross was able to open an emergency shelter.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	-	Trees were reported down in Canajoharie due to thunderstorm winds.
August 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	-	Trees were reported down near the New York State Thruway in the town of Canajoharie via Twitter.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	-	Trees were reported down in Canajoharie as a result of thunderstorm winds.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	-	Trees were reported down in Palatine Bridge as a result of thunderstorm winds.
August 2014	Flash Flood	Canajoharie	-	Heavy rainfall from several rounds of slow moving thunderstorms led to flash flooding in the Palatine Bridge Area. State Route 5 was closed at State Route 10 in Palatine Bridge due to high water.
August 2014	Flash Flood	Canajoharie	-	Flash flooding occurred along the Canajoharie Creek in Canajoharie due to thunderstorm heavy rainfall. Old Sharon Road was closed between Carlisle Road and Maple Hill Road due to high water.
June 2013	Flash Flood	Canajoharie	-	Significant flooding occurred throughout Canajoharie due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall, especially for areas along the Canajoharie Creek. Interstate 90 (The New York State Thruway) was closed between exits 29 and 29A due to flooding.
June 2013	Flash Flood	Canajoharie	-	Flash flooding occurred in the village of Canajoharie and the town of Root as a result of heavy rainfall. Roads were washed out and closed as a result of the flooding.
July 2013	Flash Flood	Canajoharie	-	A large section of New York State Route 5 from Palatine Bridge to Fonda was closed as a result of flash flooding from heavy rainfall.
September 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	-	Trees were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Canajoharie.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	-	Trees and wires were reported down in Canajoharie due to strong thunderstorm winds.
September 2011	Flood	Canajoharie	-	Major flooding occurred on the Canajoharie Creek in Montgomery County. The Canajoharie river gage located on the right bank 10 feet upstream from the bridge on McEwan Road and 2.3 miles southwest of Canajoharie exceeded its 8 foot flood stage at 2:47 pm EST September 7th, its 9 foot moderate flood stage at 12:18 am September 8th, its 10 foot major flood stage at 3:24 am, it crested at a record 10.23 feet at 5:45 pm and dropped below flood stage at 3:22 pm September 8th.
August 2011	Flood	Canajoharie	-	Record flooding occurred on the Canajoharie Creek in Montgomery County. The Canajoharie river gage located on the right bank 10 feet upstream from the bridge on McEwan Road and 2.3 miles southwest of Canajoharie exceeded its 8 foot flood stage at 1:28 pm EST on August 28th, its 9 foot moderate stage at 4:04 pm, its 10 foot major stage at 8:44 pm, crested at a record 10.54 feet at 9:45 pm and dropped below flood stage at 5 am on August 29th.
August 2010	Flood	Canajoharie	-	Basement flooding was reported in the Village of Canajoharie.
June 2009	Flash Flood	Canajoharie	-	State Route 10 near Palatine Bridge was closed due to flash flooding. In addition, rushing floodwaters blasted out the basement windows of the United Methodist Church on Main Street in Canajoharie, inundating the basement with at least 8 inches of water.\|\|Flood water also filled sewers that carry a steam line between the Beech Nut plant on Church Street and the Richardson Brands buildings on both sides of Erie Boulevard, which resulted in a minor rupture of a pipe at the Richardson Brands plant.\|\|Furthermore, a small creek overflowed its banks along Happy Hollow Road near Fort Plain, resulting in the erosion of nearly 4 feet of earth from beneath the foundation of a garage.
July 2009	Hail	Canajoharie	-	Half dollar size hail was reported in Palatine Bridge during a thunderstorm. The hail damaged windows and crops.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	-	Trees were reported down in Palatine Bridge due to strong thunderstorm winds.
August 2008	Hail	Canajoharie	-	Quarter size hail was reported in Canajoharie during a thunderstorm.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	-	Trees were reported down on power lines in Canajoharie due to strong thunderstorm winds.
August 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	-	Power poles were knocked down along State Route 10 near Palatine Bridge as a result of strong thunderstorm winds. The power poles closed a portion of Route 10, between Groff Road and Dillenbeck Road.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	-	Trees were reported down in Canajoharie due to strong thunderstorm winds.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	-	Trees and wires were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds in Canajoharie.
April 2006	Flood	Canajoharie	-	On April 23 at 2:15 PM EST, the Canajoharie Creek at Canajoharie crested at 8.05 feet. Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
June 2006	Flood	Canajoharie	-	A trained spotter reported that evacuations occurred along Route 80, which was closed due to flooding, near the village of Fort Plain. A state of emergency was in effect in Montgomery County.
November 2006	Flood	Canajoharie	-	The Canajoharie Creek at Canajoharie exceeded its flood stage of 8.0 feet at midnight on November 17th, crested at 8.82 feet at 3:30 AM on the 17th, before falling back below flood stage at 6:20 AM EST on the 17th.
January 2005	Flash Flood	Canajoharie	-	The Canajoharie Creek rapidly exceeded the 6.0-foot flood stage at the Canajoharie Creek gage, cresting at 7.83 feet at 10:00 EST on the 14th.
March 2005	Flash Flood	Canajoharie	-	The Canajoharie Creek exceeded the 6.0-foot flood stage at the Canajoharie Creek gage, cresting at 8.19 feet, 5:15PM on the 28th.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	-	Numerous trees and power lines down.
August 2003	Flash Flood	Canajoharie	-	Once again, a thunderstorm with heavy rain hit the town of Canajorharie in Montgomery County and caused more flooding on the evening of August 13. This was the third flash flood this month to affect this town. Various roads flooded again throughout the town.
May 2004	Hail	Canajoharie	-	no account filed
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Canajoharie	-	no account filed
June 1994	Hail	Canajoharie	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Montgomery County

Maps showing this location

10 surveys

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.

1898 USGS Canajoharie quadrangle1:62500
1900 USGS Canajoharie quadrangle1:62500
1902 USGS Canajoharie quadrangle1:62500 - 6 printings
1944 USGS Canajoharie quadrangle1:24000 - 2 printings
1946 USGS Canajoharie quadrangle1:31680
1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
1985 USGS Amsterdam quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Palatine Bridge Freight House	0.4 miles	1973
Webster Wagner House	0.5 miles	1973
Van Alstyne House	0.6 miles	1983
West Hill School	0.6 miles	2002
Bragdon-Lipe House	0.7 miles	2005
Canajoharie Historic District	0.8 miles	2015

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 88002464 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Montgomery County	All 62 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
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.