Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.
“Russia Corners Historic District is a national historic district located at the hamlet of Russia in Herkimer County, New York. The district includes six contributing buildings.”
Wikipedia article Russia Corners Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 74 National Register listings published here for Herkimer County · listed in 1996 · 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 30 fires within 5 miles of Russia Corners Historic District between 1997 and 2020, burning about 28 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 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 | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 22 August 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 21 August 2002 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | HINCKLEY RESERVOIR |
| 18 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Russia Corners Historic District: 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barneveld Sand & Gravel No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bienick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravesville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Material Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Number 2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plant Number 2 Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Poland Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Russia, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 20 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russia | $30,000 | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russia | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russia | - | A 911 Call Center reported three trees down in the town of Russia. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russia | - | Several trees were downed or snapped off Hinckley Road south of the Hinckley Dam bridge. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russia | - | Several trees and wires were downed at Grant and Pardeeville Roads. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russia | - | A tree was downed. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russia | - | Trees and wires were downed. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russia | - | Trees and wires downed on Russia Road. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russia | - | A tree was blown down onto wires. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russia | - | Multiple trees knocked down on Russia Road. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russia | - | Trees were knocked down on Military Road near Mill Road. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russia | - | Tree and wires were downed due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russia | - | Multiple trees and wires were reported down in Russia as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Russia | - | Damage was reported to the roadway at the intersection and Russia Road and Lanning Road in Poland due to flooding. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russia | - | Trees and wires were reported down near Russia due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Russia | - | Penny size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Russia. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Russia | - | Quarter size hail fell in Russia during a thunderstorm. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russia | - | Numerous trees and wires were reported down in Russia due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russia | - | Large tree limbs were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds in Russia. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russia | - | Wires 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cold Brook Feed Mill | 2.3 miles | 1974 |
 | Benjamin Bowen House | 5.0 miles | 1998 |
 | Yale-Cady Octagon House and Yale Lock Factory Site | 5.4 miles | 2007 |
| Perry, Stuart and William Swezey Houses | 5.4 miles | 2012 | |
 | Newport Stone Arch Bridge | 5.9 miles | 1992 |
 | Masonic Temple-Newport Lodge No. 445 F. & A.M. | 6.0 miles | 2010 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 96000815 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Herkimer County | All 74 listed properties in this county. |
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