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76 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.
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Warren County, New York
226 topographic sheets cover 59 settlements here, and 76 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What the record shows
- 1,587 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 76 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 64 buildings, 7 districts, 3 sites and 2 structures.
- 6 of the 76 listings were added during the 1970s.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 59 populated places in this county; 59 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Places on the National Register
76Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps
2Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.
Photographs from libraries nationwide
33 of 154 shownSelected from the Digital Public Library of America's 154 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.
The county from the air
48 shownFlown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 2,921 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.
Weather records
23 stations, 9 gagesThe thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.
- GLENS FALLS FIRE STN 1893 to 1956, hottest 39.4 C, coldest -37.8 C
- LAKE GEORGE #1 1896 to 1908, hottest 35.6 C, coldest -36.7 C
- CORINTH 1903 to 1933
- LAKE GEORGE 1903 to 1919, hottest 38.9 C, coldest -35.6 C
- GLENS FALLS 2 1906 to 1941
- N CREEK 5 SE 1907 to 2026, hottest 35.6 C, coldest -35.6 C
- SILVER BAY 1920 to 1927, hottest 40.0 C, coldest -31.1 C
- BOLTON 1922 to 1925
- BAKERS MILLS 1940 to 1977
- GLENS FALLS FARM 1943 to 2015, hottest 40.0 C, coldest -36.7 C
- GLENS FALLS AP 1944 to 2026, hottest 37.8 C, coldest -37.2 C
- WARRENSBURG 4 NW 1948 to 1982
- RIVERBANK 1955 to 1986
- GLENS FALLS 4.0 W 2008 to 2019
- GLENS FALLS 4.0 WSW 2008 to 2015
- LAKE LUZERNE 2011 to 2026
- BRANT LAKE 1.7 ENE 2014 to 2026
- WARRENSBURG 2.1 WNW 2016 to 2026
- LAKE GEORGE 0.4 N 2016
- QUEENSBURY 2.5 E 2017 to 2020
- LAKE GEORGE 5.0 ESE 2019 to 2024
- LAKE GEORGE 1.0 N 2019 to 2026
- WEST GLENS FALLS 1.1 NW 2024 to 2026
- HUDSON RIVER AT NORTH CREEK NY 1907 to 2026
- HUDSON RIVER AT THURMAN NY 1908 to 1920
- HUDSON RIVER AT SPIER FALLS NY 1912 to 1923
- NORTH CREEK AT NORTH CREEK NY 1924 to 1932
- SCHROON RIVER AT RIVERBANK NY 1925 to 1970
- GLENS FALLS FEEDER AT GLENS FALLS NY 1960 to 1963
- NORTHWEST BAY BROOK NEAR BOLTON LANDING NY 1965 to 1997
- ENGLISH BROOK AT LAKE GEORGE NY 1980 to 1983
- WEST BROOK AT LAKE GEORGE NY 1980 to 1983
The 1950 census, district by district
54 districtsWho lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.
- 57-1Bolton town: Bolton Landing, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo 15-202 GS-AE)
- 57-2Bolton town - That part outside Bolton Landing, unincorporated (See aerial photo 15-202 GS-AE for boundaries of Bolton Landing)
- 57-3Caldwell town: Lake George Village
- 57-4ACaldwell town - That part outside Lake George village Bounded by Unnamed brook, Lake George village limits, East Shore Lake, George; Town line; Town line; Town line
- 57-4BCaldwell town - That part outside Lake George village Bounded by Town line; Town line; East Shore Lake George, Lake George village limits, unnamed brook; Town line
- 57-5Chester town: Chester town - That part north of State Hwy. 8
- 57-6Chester town - That part south of State Hwy. 8
- 57-7Glens Falls city: Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Dix Ave.; City limits; Warren, Rogers, Delaware and Hudson Railroad, McDonald, Maple; Orchard
- 57-8Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Dix Ave.; Orchard; Maple; Walnut, Lawrence, Cherry
- 57-9Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Lawrence; Walnut, Maple, Oak, Warren, Oak; Oakland Ave.; Fredella Ave., Warren, Center, Maple, Pearl
- 57-10Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 1, excluding Convent of the Sisters of St. Joseph (St. Mary's Church) Bounded by Lawrence; Pearl, Maple, Center, Warren, Fredella Ave.; Oakland Ave.; Glen, Ridge
- 57-11Convent of the Sisters of St. Joseph (St. Mary's Church) (In Glens Falls city, Ward 1)
- 57-12Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by Oakland Ave., Oak, Warren, Oak, Maple, McDonald, Delaware and Hudson Railroad., Rogers, Warren; City limits; City limits; Glen
- 57-13Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; City limits; Dix Ave.; Delaware and Hudson Railroad, Ridge
- 57-14Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by City limits; Ridge; Lexington Ave.; Bay
- 57-15Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Lexington Ave.; Ridge; Delaware & Hudson Railroad, Sanford; Bay
- 57-16Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by Sanford; Delaware & Hudson Railroad; Lawton Ave., William; Bay
- 57-17Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 2 Bounded by William, Lawton Ave.; Delaware and Hudson Railroad, Dix Ave., Cherry; Morgan Ave., Ridge, Fulton; Bay
- 57-18Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 2, excluding the Queensbury Hotel Bounded by Fulton, Ridge, Morgan Ave.; Cherry, Lawrence, Ridge; Glen; Bay
- 57-19The Queensbury Hotel (In Glens Falls city, Ward 2)
- 57-20Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by City limits; Bay; Hope Ave., Ogden, Thomson Ave.; Glen
- 57-21Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by City limits; Glen; Grant Ave.; City limits
- 57-22Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Thomson Ave., Ogden, Hope Ave.; Bay; Chester; Glen
- 57-23Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Chester; Bay; Union; Glen
- 57-24Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Grant Ave.; Glen, Grove Ave., Crandall; Sherman Ave.; City limits
- 57-25Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Union; Bay; Glen, Pine; Elm, Sherman Ave., Glen
- 57-26Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Grove Ave.; Glen; Sherman Ave.; Crandall
- 57-27Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 3 Bounded by Sherman Ave.; Elm; Division, Montcalm, Cortland, Montcalm; La Rose
- 57-28Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Montcalm, Cortland, Montcalm, Division, Elm, Pine; Glen; South, Broad; La Rose
- 57-29Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by South; Glen; Park
- 57-30Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 4 Bounded by Broad; South; Hudson Ave.
- 57-31Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by South, Park; Glen; City limits; Murray extended, Murray
- 57-32Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Broad, Hudson Ave.; South; 1st; Staples
- 57-33Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by Sherman Ave.; La Rose, Broad, Staples; 4th; City limits
- 57-34Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by 4th, Staples, 1st; South; 5th; City limits
- 57-35Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 5, including all islands in this enumeration district Bounded by Murray, Murray extended; City limits; South extended, South
- 57-36Glens Falls city - That part of Ward 5 Bounded by 5th South, South extended; City limits; City limits
- 57-37Hague town: Hague, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo 18-147 GS-AE)
- 57-38Hague, unincorporated - That part outside Hague, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo 18-147 GS-AE for boundaries of Hague, unincorporated)
- 57-39Horicon town
- 57-40Johnsburg town - That part Bounded by Town line; Town line; State Hwy. 28, State Hwy. 8; Country Hwy. 1
- 57-41Johnsburg town - That part Bounded by Town line; Town line, County Hwy. 1, State Hwy. 8; Town line; Town line
- 57-42Johnsburg town - That part Bounded by State Hwy. 8; State Hwy. 28; Town line
- 57-43Luzerne town
- 57-44Queensbury town: West Glens Falls, unincorporated Bounded by Transmission line; U.S. Hwy. 9, Corporate limits of Glens Falls; Hudson River, Unnamed stream; Unnamed road, Unnamed road, State Hwy. 16, Unnamed road, Luzerne Rd., Transmission line
- 57-45AN/A
- 57-45BN/A
- 57-46Queensbury town - That part outside West Glens Falls, unincorporated Bounded by Town line U.S. Hwy. 9, Power line, Luzerne Rd., State Hwy. 16, Unnamed road, Unnamed road, Unnamed stream Town line Town line (See separate map for boundaries of West Glens Falls)
- 57-47Queensbury town - That part Bounded by County Hwy. 32; Town line; Town line; Glens Falls city limits, County Hwy. 31
- 57-48Stoney Creek town
- 57-49Thurman town
- 57-50Warrensburg town: Warrensburg, unincorporated Bounded by Fish, Fish extended, 1/2 mile northeast of U.S. Hwy. 9 (Main), 1/2 mile offset line northeast of and parallel to U.S. Hwy. 9 (Main), Horicon Ave.; Unnamed stream, Schroon River, Unnamed Rd.; Unnamed Tributary of Big Brook, Big Brook; Schroon River, Unnamed stream, Library Ave., power line
- 57-51Warrensburg town - That part north of Schroon River, outside Warrensburg, unincorporated (See separate map for boundaries of Warrensburg, unincorporated)
- 57-52Warrensburg town - That part south of Schroon River, outside Warrensburg, unincorporated (See separate map for boundaries of Warrensburg, unincorporated)
Wildfire, 1992 to 2020
1,372 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,372 of them, burning about 2,081 acres. 135 started naturally and 153 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 522 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 153 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 150 |
| Debris and open burning | 135 |
| Natural | 135 |
| Smoking | 117 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 71 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 43 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 40 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2002 | Natural | 190 acres | New York Forest Rangers | HUCKLEBERRY MTN FIRE |
| 4 November 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 173 acres | New York Forest Rangers | DARLING MOUNTAIN |
| 5 May 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 75 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 6 May 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 53 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 24 August 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 46 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 29 October 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 36 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 13 May 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 31 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1966 to 2026
60 of 463 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 463 reports for this county, causing 4 deaths, 34 injuries and about $36,200,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 295 |
| Flood | 61 |
| Hail | 54 |
| Flash Flood | 34 |
| Lightning | 10 |
| Tornado | 7 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Luzerne | 2 killed, $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Lightning | Lake George | 1 killed, 3 hurt | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake George | 1 killed, $7,000 | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Lightning | Lake George | 15 hurt | Fifteen people were injured at the Lake George Battlefield Park due to a lightning strike and needed to be hospitalized. The people were located under a large tree which was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm. |
| August 2004 | Lightning | Bolton Lndg | 5 hurt | Five people struck by lightning on Uncas Island in Lake George (2 miles Northeast of Bolton Landing.) Injuries not serious. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolton | 3 hurt | Park/Forest Service personnel reported trees blown down on Lake George's Big Burn Island and Hatchett Island. Minor injuries were occurred when a tree fell on a tent. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diamond Pt | 2 hurt, $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Flash Flood | Pottersville | 1 hurt, $40,000 | According to a newspaper report, a woman suffered minor injuries near Pottersville when the vehicle she was driving fell through a section of Olmstead Road that was undermined by flooding Fish Creek. The flood water was from the combination of heavy rainfall and a breached beaver dam. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Lake | 1 hurt | A tree was downed onto an RV, injuring one person. |
| August 1988 | Hail | not stated | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| June 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Brant Lake | $12,600,000 | Numerous roads were closed due to flash flooding and damage from heavy rainfall from training thunderstorms in Thurman, Stony Creek, Warrensburg and Chestertown including the following: Mountain Road, High Street, River Road, Harrisburg Road, South Garnet Road, Combs Road (severe damage), Dippikill Road, Green Mansions Road, Stock Farm Road, and Route 9 between Warrensburg and Chestertown.||In Stony Creek, an elderly woman was rescued from her trailer alongside a creek off Murray Road; her home and another trailer were destroyed by the flood waters. Also, a man was rescued from the roof of his home on Warrensburg Road. Some residents of South Garnet Road were stranded in their homes and some students missed several days of school due to a washed out bridge. The Warrensburg Central School District had to reroute bus routes due to damaged roads. ||The Lake George Schroon Valley Resort flooded. Visitors to Camp DippiKill, a retreat owned by the University at Albany student association, were stranded as all access roads were reported washed out. A farm off near Mountain Road suffered flooding, no animals were harmed. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $10,000,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Chestertown | $6,500,000 | Flash flooding occurred in Warren County during the evening hours of June13 through the early morning hours of June 14. The flash flooding was focusedfrom central Lake George westward. At 630 PM EST, it was reported that waterwas flowing down Dowen Mountain, and that road culverts were running like rivers.At 730 PM EST, it was reported that Interstate I-87, the Northway, was closed dueto a mud slide between exists 23 and 25. At 812 PM, it was reported that numerousroads were closed in the Bolton and Chestertown due to flooding. At 1205 AM onJune 14, it was reported that Interstate 87, the Northway, was washed out at milepost67, and that vast amounts of water were flowing over the highway. |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | Sabbathday Pt | $1,750,000 | Two bridges were washed out on Padanarum Road, and one mile of gravel road needs to be fully replaced. |
| January 2018 | Flood | Warrensburg | $1,000,000 | Flooding occurred along the Hudson River between Warrensburg and The Glen due to an ice jam. People were stranded in houses on Glen Creek Road and one family was evacuated. The water eroded a portion of River Road in the town of Thurman and flooded the Glen Hudson campsite, prompting an evacuation of the owners. The water and ice also spread onto Cronin's Golf Course. To the south, water and ice flowed over the Route 418 bridge, resulting in an extended closure for the better part of 12 days. Stony Creek Road was also flooded near Cameron Road. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Lake Vanare | $676,000 | Flooding occurred along the Hudson River in Warren County from North River southward to the Saratoga County line. Numerous towns reported flooding of roadways, houses and riverside camps. Some properties had several feet of water in them. The following major thoroughfares were closed due to flooding Thursday, April 28th, well into Friday, April 29th: East River Drive in Lake Luzerne, Route 28 and 28N in the Town of Johnsburg and Route 418 in Thurman. The river gauge at North Creek on the Hudson River reached a record crest of 13.65 feet early Friday morning (flood stage is 10 feet). ||The North Creek Trailer Park on Route 28 in the Town of Johnsburg was evacuated Thursday afternoon, April 28th, because water from the Hudson River had entered the park. A mudslide in excess of 200 feet occurred on 13th Lake Road in North River/North Creek. In North Creek, a couple of hundred feet of railway tracks were reported under 2 to 5 feet of water on Thursday, with several buildings in the train station also flooded. In Stony Creek, the 1,000 Acres golf course flooded with the 9th green under 8 feet of water Thursday morning, April 28th. Flood waters receded through Saturday, April 30th. |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | Thurman | $600,000 | Eleven roads in the town of Thurman were damaged due to flooding. |
| May 1978 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| October 2019 | Flood | Pottersville | $212,000 | There were six roads in the town of Horicon that were damaged or washed out by flooding. |
| October 2019 | Flood | North Creek | $202,000 | There were 22 roads in the Town of Chester damaged by flooding. |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | Stony Creek | $200,000 | Stony Creek Road was washed out. There was also damage to a retaining wall. |
| December 1996 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $200,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Flash Flood | South Horicon | $160,000 | Pease Hill Road and Harris Road washed out. In town of Lakeshore, portions of Routes 8 and 9N were damaged. |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | North River | $156,000 | There was road and culvert damage at seven sites in the town of Johnsburg, including Harvey Road, 13th Lake Road, Brookview Terrace, Birch Mountain Road, Rogers Road, Barton Mines Road, and River Road. |
| October 2019 | Flood | Hague | $135,000 | There were six roads in the town of Hague damaged or washed out by flooding, including Route 8 near Graphite. |
| October 2019 | Flood | Pottersville | $100,000 | Several roads in the Pottersville/Igerna area were damaged or washed out, including Olmstedville Road, Stone Bridge Road, Igerna Road, and Hard Scrabble Road. The Natural Stone Bridge and Caves Park sustained damage to wooden stairs and boardwalks as a result of flooding along the Trout Brook. |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $100,000 | From January 8 to January 10, mild weather along with significant rain and snowmelt resulted in small stream flooding across Warren County. Approximately 12 roads were closed due to flooding including portions of route 9N. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warrensburg | $92,000 | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Flood | Edwards Hill | $75,000 | Several incidents of flooding occurred within Warren County, including the areas of Thurman, Warrensburg, Chestertown, Weavertown and Lake George. Road closures and possible washouts were reported within the towns of Warrensburg and Thurman. In Lake George, severe damage occurred to a driveway and parking lot of the Lakeview Terrace Hotel and Fairview Association. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brant Lake | $75,000 | Numerous trees were down, and multiple houses were damaged as a result of strong thunderstorm winds at Brant Lake.||A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team found evidence of straight line wind damage as a result of a macroburst, with damage consistent with maximum wind speeds of near 100 MPH. The damage swath was 5 miles long, and 1 mile wide, and occurred on the west and east sides of Brant Lake. The damage on the west side of the lake was more widespread than on the east side.||One large tree fell through the roof of a Palisades Road home, causing an estimated $75,000 in damage. |
| December 2023 | Flood | Hartman | $50,000 | Call Street (Route 32) in Lake Luzerne was impacted by flooding. |
| December 2023 | Flood | Stony Creek | $50,000 | Harrisburg Road (Route 22) in Stony Creek was limited to one lane in places due to damage from flooding. |
| December 2023 | Flood | Athol | $50,000 | River Road just north of Warrensburg was flooded and a portion of the pavement was washed away. |
| February 2022 | Flood | Lake George | $50,000 | The Howard Johnson by Wyndham Lake George hotel parking lot on Canada Street was flooded early Friday morning. The Lake George Volunteer Fire Department rescued a man who was trapped on top of his pickup truck in the flooded parking lot. Lake George Fire Chief said the flooding was a result of water runoff from Prospect Mountain that flows into the drainage portion of the parking lot which wasn't able to keep up with the amount of water coming in. There was about 8 feet of water in the parking lot. The rooms on the ground level of the hotel also flooded with water. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Queensbury | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warrensburg | $50,000 | no account filed |
| December 2023 | Flood | South Horicon | $30,000 | Bolton Landing-Riverbank Road (Route 11) in Bolton was impacted by flooding near New Vermont Road. |
| November 2019 | Flood | Lake Luzerne | $30,000 | The Hudson River at Hadley reached moderate flood stage at 1000EST 1 November, rising to a crest of 17.96 feet at 1545EST. It fell below moderate flood stage buy 0118EST 2 November. The floodwaters reached some riverside streets in the Lake Luzerne area, including Stephen Lane where residents were evacuated. A residence on East River Drive sustained damage to basement walls as a result of the flooding. |
| December 2000 | Flash Flood | Glens Falls | $30,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolton Lndg | $30,000 | no account filed |
| December 2023 | Flood | Warrensburg | $25,000 | The Schroon River rose to moderate flood stage resulting in flooding and washouts along Schroon River Road and East Schroon River Road near Warrensburg. |
| December 2023 | Flood | Stony Creek | $25,000 | Warrensburg Road (Route 3) near Thurman was impacted by flooding. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Wevertown | $25,000 | A bridge was reported washed out on Harrington Road in Johnsburg due to a possible beaver dam break along Johnson Brook. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | (Gfl)Glens Falls Arp | $25,000 | Trees and power lines down county-wide. A tree crashed through housein Queensbury. Part of Bay Road and Route 149 closed by downed treesor limbs. Additional trees fell on homes in Fort Edward, Granville,Queensbury and Argyle. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glens Falls | $25,000 | no account filed |
| December 2023 | Flood | Bolton | $20,000 | Trout Lake Road (Route 48) in Bolton was impacted by flooding. |
| December 2023 | Flood | Garnet Lake | $20,000 | Crane Mountain Road was closed was closed due to a road washout and flooding. |
| July 2021 | Lightning | West Glen Falls | $20,000 | A lightning strike hit a house resulting in a fire. There were no injuries. |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | South Portion | $20,000 | Thunderstorms with torrential rain produced flash flooding in Glens Falls and Queensbury in southern Warren County. Three to four feet of water covered some of the roads in this area. |
| May 1997 | Lightning | Warrensburg | $20,000 | Lightning destroyed a head start classroom and office building on the Warrensburg Elementary School Campus during the afternoon of May 9. |
| June 2001 | Lightning | Glens Falls | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolton | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake George | $18,000 | no account filed |
| December 2023 | Flood | Oregon | $15,000 | Route 8 is closed in both directions between Johnsburg and the Hamilton/Warren County line due to flooding. |
| December 2023 | Flood | Fairlawn Estates | $15,000 | Goodman Road near Johnsburg was closed due to a road washout and flooding. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Luzerne | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake George | $15,000 | no account filed |
| December 2023 | Flood | North River | $10,000 | The Hudson River at North Creek rose above flood stage during the early afternoon hours on December 18 and reached moderate flood stage during the evening and overnight hours. The river fell below flood stage during the early evening hours on December 19. This resulted in water covering a portion of State Route 28. |
Mines and quarries
63 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 63 workings inside this county. 13 still produce and 50 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Graphite | 17 |
| Garnet | 13 |
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 12 |
| Granite | 6 |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | 5 |
| Mica | 4 |
| Limestone, General | 3 |
| Quartz, Feldspar | 3 |
| Iron | 2 |
| Marble, Dimension | 2 |
| Feldspar, Quartz | 2 |
| Asbestos | 2 |
| Feldspar | 2 |
| Sulfur-Pyrite, Mica | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Mine | Graphite, Mica, Sulfur-Pyrite, Feldspar | Past Producer | 1887, 1921 | |
| Crane Mountain Deposit | Mineral Pigments | Occurrence | Mineral Pigments | |
| International Graphite Co. Property | Graphite, Feldspar, Quartz, Mica, Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | 1899, 1901 | |
| Potterville Prospect | Graphite, Sulfur-Pyrite, Mica | Occurrence | Graphite, Phlogopite, Pyrite | |
| Rowland Mine | Graphite, Sulfur-Pyrite, Quartz | Past Producer | 1837, 1900, 1910 | |
| Ruby Mountain Development | Gemstone | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Occurrence | Garnet, Mica, Quartz, Feldspar | Occurrence | 1925, 1975 | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Granite, Quartz, Mica | Occurrence | Granite, Mica, Quartz | |
| Carlton W. Blank Property Deposit | Asbestos | Past Producer | ||
| Chestertown Occurrence | Mica, Feldspar, Quartz | Past Producer | 1897, 1922 | |
| Oven Mountain Mine | Garnet, Sulfur-Pyrite, Feldspar | Past Producer | 1897, 1925 | |
| Owens Property Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | 1922 | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Asbestos | Past Producer | 1875, 1911 | |
| Verd-Antique Marble Co Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | 1850, 1882 | |
| Willis Brown Property Deposit | Feldspar, Mica | Prospect | ||
| Faxon Property | Graphite, Quartz, Feldspar | Past Producer | 1892, 1921 | |
| Glens Falls Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Jointa Stone Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lakeside Mine | Graphite, Quartz, Feldspar, Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | 1925 | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Granite, Quartz, Feldspar | Occurrence | 1911, 1975 | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Chestertown Prospect | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Dixon's American Graphite Co. Mine | Graphite, Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | 1888 | |
| Faxon Property | Graphite, Sulfur-Pyrite | Occurrence | Graphite, Pyrite | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Granite | Occurrence | 1925 | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Granite | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Granite | Occurrence | 1922 | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Granite | Occurrence | 1915, 1922 | |
| Chesterton Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Elms Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Johnson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mallorys Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mclaughlin Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mclaughtin Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| O'Conner Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ridge Road No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Toney Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Town of Chester Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Warrensburg Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Barton Mine & Mill | Garnet | Producer | ||
| Botheration Pond Deposit A | Garnet | Prospect | ||
| Botheration Pond Deposit B | Garnet | Prospect | ||
| Johnsburg Deposit | Garnet | Prospect | ||
| Oven Mountain Deposit | Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| Parker Mine | Garnet | Past Producer | 1892, 1897 | |
| Rexford Deposit | Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| Rexford Mine | Garnet | Past Producer | 1892, 1897 | |
| Sander Brothers Mine | Garnet | Past Producer | 1907, 1912, 1925 | |
| Thirteenth Lake Deposit | Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| Wevertown Deposit | Garnet | Prospect | ||
| Dixon American Graphite Co.Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| International Graphite Co.Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Johnson-Braden Graphite Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Lakeside Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Lakeside Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Mammoth Cave Prospect | Graphite | Occurrence | 1925, 1975 | |
| Mammoth Cave Prospect | Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Pottersville Prospect | Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Rowland Graphite Co.Mine | Graphite | Past Producer |
Every populated place in the county
59Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
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Athol
Thurman town · 12810 · Near Sugarloaf Mountain · Warrensburg quadrangle
24 sheets, 1903 to 1989
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Beartown
Lake Luzerne town · 12846 · Near Oak Ridge · Lake Luzerne quadrangle
25 sheets, 1903 to 1989
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Big Hollow
Lake George town · 12845 · Near Shingle Mountain · Warrensburg quadrangle
24 sheets, 1903 to 1989
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Bolton Landing
Bolton town · 12814 · On Finkle Brook · Bolton Landing quadrangle
30 sheets, 1897 to 1989
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Brant Lake
Horicon town · 12815 · Near Bartonville Mountain · Chestertown quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1989
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Brayton
Queensbury town · 12804 · Near Happy Family Islands · Lake George quadrangle
29 sheets, 1895 to 1989
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Chestertown
Chester town · 12817 · Near Panther Mountain · Chestertown quadrangle
26 sheets, 1895 to 1989
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Christian Hill
Johnsburg town · 12856 · On Thirteenth Brook · Gore Mountain quadrangle
27 sheets, 1898 to 1997
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Cleverdale
Queensbury town · 12845 · Near Long Island · Lake George quadrangle
29 sheets, 1895 to 1989
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Crosbyside
Lake George town · 12845 · On West Brook · Lake George quadrangle
29 sheets, 1895 to 1989
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Danielstown
Lake Luzerne town · 12846 · On Bennie Brook · Lake Luzerne quadrangle
25 sheets, 1903 to 1989
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Darrowsville
Chester town · 12817 · Near Remington Mountain · The Glen quadrangle
25 sheets, 1895 to 1989
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Diamond Point
Lake George town · 12824 · On Smith Brook · Lake George quadrangle
29 sheets, 1895 to 1989
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Edwards Hill
Johnsburg town · 12811 · On Edwards Hill · Gore Mountain quadrangle
27 sheets, 1898 to 1997
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Fourth Lake
Lake Luzerne town · 12846 · On Stewart Brook · Lake Luzerne quadrangle
25 sheets, 1903 to 1989
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Garnet Lake
Johnsburg town · 12843 · On Pine Ridge Brook · Bakers Mills quadrangle
25 sheets, 1898 to 1997
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Glens Falls
Glens Falls city · 12801 · Near Pruyns Island · Glens Falls quadrangle
27 sheets, 1895 to 1989
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Harrisburg
Stony Creek town · 12878 · On Halfway Brook · Harrisburg quadrangle
23 sheets, 1910 to 1997
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Holcombville
Johnsburg town · 12853 · On Roaring Brook · North Creek quadrangle
26 sheets, 1895 to 1989
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Igerna
Chester town · 12853 · Near Henderson Mountain · North Creek quadrangle
26 sheets, 1895 to 1989
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Indian Kettles
Hague town · 12836 · Near Flirtation Island · Ticonderoga quadrangle
37 sheets, 1894 to 1989
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Knowelhurst
Stony Creek town · 12878 · On Smears Creek · Harrisburg quadrangle
23 sheets, 1910 to 1997
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Lake George
Lake George town · 12845 · On English Brook · Lake George quadrangle
29 sheets, 1895 to 1989
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Lake Luzerne
Lake Luzerne town · 12846 · Near Cobble Mountain · Lake Luzerne quadrangle
25 sheets, 1903 to 1989
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Lake Vanare
Lake Luzerne town · 12846 · On Berry Pond Brook · Lake Luzerne quadrangle
25 sheets, 1903 to 1989
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North Bolton
Bolton town · 12814 · On Indian Brook · Bolton Landing quadrangle
30 sheets, 1897 to 1989
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North Creek
Johnsburg town · 12853 · On North Creek · North Creek quadrangle
26 sheets, 1895 to 1989
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North River
Johnsburg town · 12856 · On Balm of Gilead Brook · Gore Mountain quadrangle
27 sheets, 1898 to 1997
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Pottersville
Chester town · 12860 · On Fuller Brook · Chestertown quadrangle
26 sheets, 1895 to 1989
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Riparius
Johnsburg town · 12862 · Near Dipper Pond Mountain · North Creek quadrangle
26 sheets, 1895 to 1989
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Rockhurst
Queensbury town · 12804 · Near Long Island · Lake George quadrangle
29 sheets, 1895 to 1989
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Sabbath Day Point
Hague town · 12874 · Near Agnes Island · Silver Bay quadrangle
30 sheets, 1897 to 1989
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Starbuckville
Chester town · 12817 · On Chester Creek · Chestertown quadrangle
26 sheets, 1895 to 1989
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Stony Creek
Stony Creek town · 12878 · On Roaring Branch · Stony Creek quadrangle
23 sheets, 1903 to 1989
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Thurman
Thurman town · 12885 · Near Partridge Mountain · Johnsburg quadrangle
27 sheets, 1895 to 1989
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Warrensburg
Warrensburg town · 12885 · Near Hackensack Mountain · Warrensburg quadrangle
24 sheets, 1903 to 1989
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West Glens Falls
Queensbury town · 12804 · On Clendon Brook · Glens Falls quadrangle
27 sheets, 1895 to 1989
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Wevertown
Johnsburg town · 12886 · Near Mill Mountain · North Creek quadrangle
26 sheets, 1895 to 1989
Provenance
- Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
- Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
- Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
- 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.