The unnamed hurricane of 1874
Sep 25, 1874 to Oct 1, 1874Peak 92 mph980 mb
The unnamed hurricane of 1874 passed within 50 miles of 241 counties in 16 states. It was strongest near Dorchester County, SC, as a Category 1 on September 28, 1874.
- Major hurricane
- Hurricane
- Tropical storm
- Post-tropical
Unnamed hurricane · 1874
How it happened
Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.
The storm
- Peak strength
- Category 1
- 92 mph, 80 kt
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb
- Over the whole track
- Counties within 50 miles
- 241
- CT, DE, FL, GA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT
- Counties within 100 miles
- 377
- CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT
- Landfalls recorded
- 2
- Anywhere on the track
Every county it passed
Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.
| Bradford County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Duval County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Horry County | SC | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Columbus County | NC | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Northumberland County | VA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Gloucester County | VA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Southampton County | VA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Sampson County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Levy County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Northampton County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Cumberland County | ME | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| York County | ME | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Burlington County | NJ | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Surry County | VA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Worcester County | MA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Hampden County | MA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Wayne County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Nassau County | NY | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Camden County | GA | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Androscoggin County | ME | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Nassau County | FL | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Strafford County | NH | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Atlantic County | NJ | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Dorchester County | MD | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Hartford County | CT | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Monmouth County | NJ | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Kent County | DE | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Alachua County | FL | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Charleston County | SC | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Rockingham County | NH | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Bladen County | NC | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Edgecombe County | NC | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Fairfield County | CT | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Georgetown County | SC | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| Berkeley County | SC | 0.0 | Category 1 |
| New Haven County | CT | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Middlesex County | MA | 0.0 | Tropical storm |
| Greene County | NC | 0.5 | Tropical storm |
| Cumberland County | NJ | 0.7 | Tropical storm |
| Sussex County | DE | 0.8 | Tropical storm |
| Hertford County | NC | 0.9 | Tropical storm |
| Duplin County | NC | 1.2 | Tropical storm |
| Kings County | NY | 1.7 | Tropical storm |
| Queens County | NY | 2.0 | Tropical storm |
| Wicomico County | MD | 2.5 | Tropical storm |
| Hillsborough County | NH | 2.8 | Tropical storm |
| James City County | VA | 2.8 | Tropical storm |
| Gloucester County | NJ | 2.9 | Tropical storm |
| Halifax County | NC | 2.9 | Tropical storm |
| Wilson County | NC | 2.9 | Tropical storm |
| Mathews County | VA | 2.9 | Tropical storm |
| Camden County | NJ | 3.0 | Tropical storm |
| Somerset County | MD | 3.3 | Tropical storm |
| Isle of Wight County | VA | 4.2 | Tropical storm |
| Merrimack County | NH | 4.2 | Tropical storm |
| Middlesex County | VA | 4.4 | Tropical storm |
| Bertie County | NC | 4.5 | Tropical storm |
| Ocean County | NJ | 4.8 | Tropical storm |
| Tolland County | CT | 4.8 | Tropical storm |
| Union County | FL | 4.9 | Tropical storm |
| Marion County | SC | 5.2 | Category 1 |
| Martin County | NC | 5.5 | Tropical storm |
| Colleton County | SC | 5.6 | Category 1 |
| Baker County | FL | 5.7 | Tropical storm |
| Westchester County | NY | 5.7 | Tropical storm |
| Suffolk County | NY | 5.7 | Tropical storm |
| Pitt County | NC | 5.9 | Tropical storm |
| Williamsburg County | SC | 6.0 | Category 1 |
| Caroline County | MD | 6.3 | Tropical storm |
| Beaufort County | SC | 6.6 | Category 1 |
| Lenoir County | NC | 6.9 | Tropical storm |
| Williamsburg city | VA | 7.0 | Tropical storm |
| Newport News city | VA | 7.0 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin city | VA | 7.1 | Tropical storm |
| Greensville County | VA | 7.3 | Tropical storm |
| Glynn County | GA | 7.3 | Category 1 |
| Richmond County | NY | 7.5 | Tropical storm |
| Hampshire County | MA | 7.8 | Tropical storm |
| King and Queen County | VA | 8.0 | Tropical storm |
| Marion County | FL | 8.0 | Tropical storm |
| Carroll County | NH | 8.2 | Tropical storm |
| York County | VA | 8.2 | Tropical storm |
| Dorchester County | SC | 8.3 | Category 1 |
| Lancaster County | VA | 8.4 | Tropical storm |
| Clay County | FL | 8.6 | Tropical storm |
| Florence County | SC | 8.6 | Category 1 |
| Litchfield County | CT | 8.9 | Tropical storm |
| Middlesex County | NJ | 9.0 | Tropical storm |
| Bronx County | NY | 9.2 | Tropical storm |
| Belknap County | NH | 9.2 | Tropical storm |
| Gilchrist County | FL | 9.4 | Tropical storm |
| New York County | NY | 9.6 | Tropical storm |
| Windham County | CT | 9.8 | Tropical storm |
| Cumberland County | NC | 9.9 | Tropical storm |
| Charles City County | VA | 10.3 | Tropical storm |
| Sussex County | VA | 10.3 | Tropical storm |
| Salem County | NJ | 10.4 | Tropical storm |
| Middlesex County | CT | 10.4 | Tropical storm |
| Hudson County | NJ | 10.5 | Tropical storm |
| Oxford County | ME | 10.6 | Tropical storm |
| Charlton County | GA | 11.0 | Tropical storm |
| Sagadahoc County | ME | 11.1 | Tropical storm |
| Citrus County | FL | 11.3 | Category 1 |
| McIntosh County | GA | 11.7 | Category 1 |
| Suffolk city | VA | 12.2 | Tropical storm |
| Nash County | NC | 12.3 | Tropical storm |
| Robeson County | NC | 12.4 | Category 1 |
| Gates County | NC | 12.8 | Tropical storm |
| Accomack County | VA | 13.0 | Tropical storm |
| Mercer County | NJ | 13.1 | Tropical storm |
| Talbot County | MD | 13.3 | Tropical storm |
| New Kent County | VA | 13.5 | Tropical storm |
| Johnston County | NC | 13.5 | Tropical storm |
| Pender County | NC | 13.6 | Category 1 |
| St. Mary's County | MD | 13.6 | Tropical storm |
| Essex County | MA | 13.8 | Tropical storm |
| Union County | NJ | 13.8 | Tropical storm |
| Cape May County | NJ | 13.8 | Tropical storm |
| Chatham County | GA | 13.9 | Category 1 |
| Prince George County | VA | 14.0 | Tropical storm |
| Richmond County | VA | 14.1 | Tropical storm |
| Essex County | NJ | 14.2 | Tropical storm |
| Liberty County | GA | 15.1 | Category 1 |
| Franklin County | MA | 15.1 | Tropical storm |
| Dillon County | SC | 15.2 | Category 1 |
| King William County | VA | 15.6 | Tropical storm |
| Putnam County | FL | 15.7 | Tropical storm |
| Bergen County | NJ | 16.3 | Tropical storm |
| New London County | CT | 16.4 | Tropical storm |
| Columbia County | FL | 16.6 | Tropical storm |
| Cheshire County | NH | 16.7 | Tropical storm |
| Rockland County | NY | 16.7 | Tropical storm |
| Brunswick County | NC | 16.9 | Category 1 |
| Hampton city | VA | 17.3 | Tropical storm |
| Jasper County | SC | 17.6 | Category 1 |
| St. Johns County | FL | 18.4 | Tropical storm |
| Putnam County | NY | 18.5 | Tropical storm |
| Poquoson city | VA | 18.6 | Tropical storm |
| Bucks County | PA | 19.5 | Tropical storm |
| Dixie County | FL | 19.5 | Category 1 |
| New Castle County | DE | 19.8 | Tropical storm |
| Bryan County | GA | 20.0 | Category 1 |
| Westmoreland County | VA | 20.1 | Tropical storm |
| Jones County | NC | 20.2 | Tropical storm |
| Worcester County | MD | 20.2 | Tropical storm |
| Passaic County | NJ | 20.8 | Tropical storm |
| Essex County | VA | 20.9 | Tropical storm |
| Somerset County | NJ | 21.4 | Tropical storm |
| Queen Anne's County | MD | 21.4 | Tropical storm |
| Emporia city | VA | 21.7 | Tropical storm |
| Onslow County | NC | 24.0 | Tropical storm |
| Calvert County | MD | 24.3 | Tropical storm |
| Craven County | NC | 24.5 | Tropical storm |
| Philadelphia County | PA | 24.7 | Tropical storm |
| Providence County | RI | 24.8 | Tropical storm |
| Portsmouth city | VA | 25.5 | Tropical storm |
| Dinwiddie County | VA | 25.7 | Tropical storm |
| Beaufort County | NC | 26.0 | Tropical storm |
| Ware County | GA | 26.3 | Tropical storm |
| Dutchess County | NY | 26.4 | Tropical storm |
| Morris County | NJ | 26.5 | Tropical storm |
| Norfolk city | VA | 26.7 | Tropical storm |
| Chesapeake city | VA | 26.7 | Tropical storm |
| Northampton County | VA | 26.8 | Tropical storm |
| Kent County | MD | 27.6 | Tropical storm |
| Delaware County | PA | 27.7 | Tropical storm |
| Berkshire County | MA | 28.6 | Tropical storm |
| Norfolk County | MA | 28.7 | Tropical storm |
| Hernando County | FL | 28.7 | Category 1 |
| Brantley County | GA | 28.8 | Category 1 |
| Hopewell city | VA | 29.4 | Tropical storm |
| Montgomery County | PA | 29.6 | Tropical storm |
| Brunswick County | VA | 29.8 | Tropical storm |
| Suwannee County | FL | 29.9 | Tropical storm |
| Lafayette County | FL | 30.1 | Tropical storm |
| Harnett County | NC | 30.2 | Tropical storm |
| Hunterdon County | NJ | 30.2 | Tropical storm |
| Henrico County | VA | 30.3 | Tropical storm |
| Camden County | NC | 30.7 | Tropical storm |
| Chowan County | NC | 30.9 | Tropical storm |
| Chesterfield County | VA | 31.1 | Tropical storm |
| Franklin County | NC | 31.6 | Tropical storm |
| Warren County | NC | 31.6 | Tropical storm |
| Orangeburg County | SC | 31.9 | Category 1 |
| Petersburg city | VA | 32.1 | Tropical storm |
| Suffolk County | MA | 32.2 | Tropical storm |
| Wayne County | GA | 32.3 | Category 1 |
| Clarendon County | SC | 32.4 | Category 1 |
| New Hanover County | NC | 32.6 | Category 1 |
| Cecil County | MD | 32.7 | Tropical storm |
| Wake County | NC | 33.5 | Tropical storm |
| Pasquotank County | NC | 34.6 | Tropical storm |
| Sumter County | FL | 34.8 | Category 1 |
| Colonial Heights city | VA | 34.9 | Tropical storm |
| Windham County | VT | 35.0 | Tropical storm |
| Hanover County | VA | 35.0 | Tropical storm |
| Virginia Beach city | VA | 35.1 | Tropical storm |
| Long County | GA | 35.5 | Category 1 |
| Kent County | RI | 35.7 | Tropical storm |
| Perquimans County | NC | 36.1 | Tropical storm |
| Orange County | NY | 36.2 | Tropical storm |
| Sullivan County | NH | 37.0 | Tropical storm |
| Clinch County | GA | 37.1 | Tropical storm |
| Pasco County | FL | 37.1 | Category 1 |
| Effingham County | GA | 37.4 | Category 1 |
| Hampton County | SC | 38.5 | Category 1 |
| Grafton County | NH | 38.6 | Tropical storm |
| Pinellas County | FL | 39.1 | Category 1 |
| Hoke County | NC | 39.1 | Category 1 |
| Bristol County | MA | 40.2 | Tropical storm |
| Hamilton County | FL | 40.6 | Tropical storm |
| Coos County | NH | 40.8 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | NC | 41.3 | Tropical storm |
| Marlboro County | SC | 41.7 | Category 1 |
| Currituck County | NC | 41.8 | Tropical storm |
| Chester County | PA | 41.8 | Tropical storm |
| Sumter County | SC | 41.9 | Category 1 |
| Richmond city | VA | 42.1 | Tropical storm |
| Charles County | MD | 42.3 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | RI | 42.6 | Tropical storm |
| Darlington County | SC | 43.2 | Category 1 |
| Prince George's County | MD | 43.3 | Tropical storm |
| Plymouth County | MA | 43.5 | Tropical storm |
| Anne Arundel County | MD | 43.5 | Tropical storm |
| Mecklenburg County | VA | 44.0 | Tropical storm |
| Pierce County | GA | 44.2 | Category 1 |
| Ulster County | NY | 44.6 | Tropical storm |
| Caroline County | VA | 45.0 | Tropical storm |
| Columbia County | NY | 45.0 | Tropical storm |
| Sussex County | NJ | 45.1 | Tropical storm |
| Flagler County | FL | 45.5 | Tropical storm |
| Scotland County | NC | 45.8 | Category 1 |
| Taylor County | FL | 46.1 | Category 1 |
| Echols County | GA | 46.3 | Tropical storm |
| Amelia County | VA | 47.7 | Tropical storm |
| Vance County | NC | 48.2 | Tropical storm |
| Harford County | MD | 48.3 | Tropical storm |
| Lee County | SC | 48.8 | Category 1 |
| Hillsborough County | FL | 49.0 | Category 1 |
| King George County | VA | 49.2 | Tropical storm |
| Volusia County | FL | 49.6 | Tropical storm |
| Moore County | NC | 50.4 | Tropical storm |
| Lunenburg County | VA | 50.6 | Tropical storm |
| Warren County | NJ | 50.6 | Tropical storm |
| Nottoway County | VA | 50.9 | Tropical storm |
| Baltimore County | MD | 51.6 | Tropical storm |
| Bulloch County | GA | 51.9 | Category 1 |
| Lake County | FL | 51.9 | Category 1 |
| Pamlico County | NC | 52.3 | Tropical storm |
| Hyde County | NC | 52.4 | Tropical storm |
| Bristol County | RI | 52.7 | Tropical storm |
| Bamberg County | SC | 53.1 | Category 1 |
| Granville County | NC | 53.1 | Tropical storm |
| Calhoun County | SC | 53.6 | Category 1 |
| Carteret County | NC | 55.0 | Tropical storm |
| Bennington County | VT | 55.6 | Tropical storm |
| Newport County | RI | 55.6 | Tropical storm |
| Goochland County | VA | 56.0 | Tropical storm |
| Windsor County | VT | 56.0 | Tropical storm |
| Northampton County | PA | 56.9 | Tropical storm |
| Powhatan County | VA | 57.4 | Tropical storm |
| Chatham County | NC | 57.9 | Tropical storm |
| Lee County | NC | 57.9 | Tropical storm |
| Tyrrell County | NC | 58.5 | Tropical storm |
| Appling County | GA | 59.0 | Category 1 |
| Baltimore city | MD | 59.4 | Tropical storm |
| Lancaster County | PA | 59.5 | Tropical storm |
| Chesterfield County | SC | 60.0 | Category 1 |
| Durham County | NC | 60.2 | Tropical storm |
| Lehigh County | PA | 60.4 | Tropical storm |
| Evans County | GA | 60.8 | Category 1 |
| Richmond County | NC | 61.0 | Category 1 |
| Tattnall County | GA | 61.6 | Category 1 |
| Sullivan County | NY | 61.8 | Tropical storm |
| Allendale County | SC | 62.0 | Category 1 |
| Screven County | GA | 62.2 | Category 1 |
| Rensselaer County | NY | 62.3 | Tropical storm |
| Berks County | PA | 64.1 | Tropical storm |
| Madison County | FL | 64.6 | Tropical storm |
| Stafford County | VA | 64.6 | Tropical storm |
| Pike County | PA | 65.1 | Tropical storm |
| Bacon County | GA | 65.6 | Category 1 |
| York County | PA | 65.7 | Tropical storm |
| Monroe County | PA | 65.9 | Tropical storm |
| Richland County | SC | 66.4 | Category 1 |
| Greene County | NY | 66.4 | Tropical storm |
| Spotsylvania County | VA | 66.8 | Tropical storm |
| District of Columbia | DC | 66.8 | Tropical storm |
| Fairfax County | VA | 67.0 | Tropical storm |
| Howard County | MD | 67.8 | Tropical storm |
| Orange County | VT | 68.1 | Tropical storm |
| Manatee County | FL | 69.3 | Category 1 |
| Alexandria city | VA | 69.3 | Tropical storm |
| Louisa County | VA | 70.1 | Tropical storm |
| Barnwell County | SC | 70.7 | Category 1 |
| Arlington County | VA | 71.3 | Tropical storm |
| Fredericksburg city | VA | 71.6 | Tropical storm |
| Orange County | NC | 71.8 | Tropical storm |
| Prince Edward County | VA | 71.9 | Tropical storm |
| Halifax County | VA | 72.0 | Tropical storm |
| Person County | NC | 72.4 | Tropical storm |
| Essex County | VT | 72.5 | Tropical storm |
| Prince William County | VA | 72.5 | Tropical storm |
| Polk County | FL | 72.7 | Category 1 |
| Atkinson County | GA | 72.8 | Category 1 |
| Montgomery County | MD | 72.9 | Tropical storm |
| Lowndes County | GA | 73.7 | Tropical storm |
| Rutland County | VT | 73.9 | Tropical storm |
| Orange County | FL | 74.0 | Category 1 |
| Montgomery County | NC | 74.2 | Category 1 |
| Anson County | NC | 75.1 | Category 1 |
| Lanier County | GA | 75.4 | Tropical storm |
| Kershaw County | SC | 75.4 | Category 1 |
| Albany County | NY | 76.1 | Tropical storm |
| Caledonia County | VT | 76.2 | Tropical storm |
| Carbon County | PA | 76.6 | Tropical storm |
| Cumberland County | VA | 77.0 | Tropical storm |
| Charlotte County | VA | 77.5 | Tropical storm |
| Falls Church city | VA | 77.6 | Tropical storm |
| Dare County | NC | 77.7 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | NY | 77.7 | Tropical storm |
| Coffee County | GA | 78.4 | Category 1 |
| Candler County | GA | 79.8 | Category 1 |
| Barnstable County | MA | 79.9 | Tropical storm |
| Toombs County | GA | 80.2 | Category 1 |
| Carroll County | MD | 80.2 | Tropical storm |
| Sarasota County | FL | 81.0 | Category 1 |
| Fairfax city | VA | 81.7 | Tropical storm |
| Lexington County | SC | 81.8 | Category 1 |
| Dukes County | MA | 82.5 | Tropical storm |
| Alamance County | NC | 82.6 | Tropical storm |
| Culpeper County | VA | 82.6 | Tropical storm |
| Brooks County | GA | 83.0 | Tropical storm |
| Seminole County | FL | 83.0 | Tropical storm |
| Fauquier County | VA | 84.6 | Tropical storm |
| Randolph County | NC | 84.9 | Tropical storm |
| Jeff Davis County | GA | 85.0 | Category 1 |
| Lebanon County | PA | 85.5 | Tropical storm |
| Burke County | GA | 85.8 | Category 1 |
| Schuylkill County | PA | 85.9 | Tropical storm |
| Saratoga County | NY | 86.0 | Tropical storm |
| Manassas Park city | VA | 86.1 | Tropical storm |
| Orange County | VA | 86.5 | Tropical storm |
| Jenkins County | GA | 87.0 | Category 1 |
| Manassas city | VA | 87.4 | Tropical storm |
| Fluvanna County | VA | 87.7 | Tropical storm |
| Wayne County | PA | 88.2 | Tropical storm |
| Buckingham County | VA | 88.9 | Tropical storm |
| Berrien County | GA | 89.5 | Tropical storm |
| Aiken County | SC | 90.2 | Category 1 |
| Caswell County | NC | 90.3 | Tropical storm |
| Lancaster County | SC | 90.6 | Category 1 |
| Schoharie County | NY | 90.6 | Tropical storm |
| Delaware County | NY | 90.7 | Tropical storm |
| Osceola County | FL | 91.5 | Category 1 |
| Schenectady County | NY | 91.6 | Tropical storm |
| Loudoun County | VA | 91.9 | Tropical storm |
| Washington County | VT | 92.1 | Tropical storm |
| Emanuel County | GA | 92.3 | Category 1 |
| Lackawanna County | PA | 92.8 | Tropical storm |
| Jefferson County | FL | 93.2 | Tropical storm |
| Montgomery County | GA | 93.6 | Category 1 |
| Union County | NC | 94.0 | Category 1 |
| Frederick County | MD | 94.3 | Tropical storm |
| Stanly County | NC | 95.0 | Category 1 |
| Luzerne County | PA | 95.1 | Tropical storm |
| Appomattox County | VA | 95.6 | Tropical storm |
| Wheeler County | GA | 96.8 | Category 1 |
| Fairfield County | SC | 96.9 | Category 1 |
| Orleans County | VT | 97.0 | Tropical storm |
| Cook County | GA | 97.3 | Tropical storm |
| Wakulla County | FL | 97.9 | Category 1 |
| Adams County | PA | 98.1 | Tropical storm |
| Addison County | VT | 98.7 | Tropical storm |
| Guilford County | NC | 99.2 | Tropical storm |
| Dauphin County | PA | 99.2 | Tropical storm |
| Hardee County | FL | 99.4 | Category 1 |
Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.
National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.