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Washington County, New York

259 topographic sheets cover 96 settlements here, and 52 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

52 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

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Washington County within New York
Explore by year 1853 1889

What the record shows

  • 2,743 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 52 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 38 buildings, 8 districts, 4 structures and 2 sites.
  • 4 of them are covered bridges.
  • 12 of the 52 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 96 populated places in this county; 96 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

52

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Susan B. Anthony Childhood Housebuilding200706001079
Baker-Merrill Housebuilding200606000650
Brown's Tavernbuilding200000001154
Burton Hallbuilding201515000610
Buskirk Covered Bridgestructure197878003457
Cambridge Historic Districtdistrict197878001922
Hiram Congdon Housebuilding199797001203
Dayton-Williams Housebuilding200606001000
DeRidder Homesteadbuilding197474001315
Dresden District School No. 2building2019100003631
Eagleville Covered Bridgestructure197878003458
Easton Friends North Meetinghousebuilding200505001132
Farmer's National Bank and W.H. Hughes Slate Company Officebuilding201414000330
Fort Edward D&H Train Stationbuilding200000001527
Fort Miller Reformed Church Complexbuilding199696001431
Greenwich District School No. 11building2020100005961
Hartford Baptist Church and Cemeterybuilding200404000875
Lemuel Haynes Housebuilding197575001235
Hebron District School No. 16building201212000211
Hebron Valley Grange No. 1103building200606000649
Home Farmbuilding200808001147
Hudson Falls Historic Districtdistrict198383001825
Main Street Historic Districtdistrict197575001236
Martin-Fitch House & Asa Fitch, Jr. Laboratorybuilding201414000290
Maxwell Farmbuilding201212000368
Thomas McLean Housebuilding200707001128
Alexander McNish Housebuilding201010000959
William Miller Chapel and Ascension Rockdistrict197575001233
William Miller Farm Historic District (Boundary Increase)district199494000256
Moss Street Cemeterysite2017100000650
Old Fort Housebuilding198383001826
Old Stone House Library, Thebuilding201313000055
Judge Joseph Potter Housebuilding197474001316
Revolutionary War Cemeterysite200404000822
Rexleigh Covered Bridgestructure197878003459
Salem Historic Districtdistrict197575001234
Shushan Covered Bridgestructure197878003460
L.C. Simonds Adirondack Cabinbuilding201010000941
South Granville Congregational Church and Parsonagebuilding200505000442
St. James Episcopal Churchbuilding199897001617
Stoops Hotelbuilding200909000481
Elisha Straight Housebuilding200404000986
Thomson District No. 10 Schoolbuilding2024100010104
Town-Hollister Farmbuilding200808000516
US Post Office-Granvillebuilding198988002520
US Post Office-Hudson Fallsbuilding198988002509
US Post Office-Whitehallbuilding198988002447
Village of Greenwich Historic Districtdistrict199595001025
White Creek Historic Districtdistrict197979001644
Whitehall Armorybuilding199595000079
Whitehall Fire Stationbuilding2018100002367
Wing-Northup Housebuilding200808000862

Covered bridges

4

Washington County has 4 covered bridges on the National Register. Each is a listed structure with a federal nomination on file.

Buskirk Covered BridgeListed 1978, 29 map sheets show this crossing
Eagleville Covered BridgeListed 1978, 29 map sheets show this crossing
Rexleigh Covered BridgeListed 1978, 27 map sheets show this crossing
Shushan Covered BridgeListed 1978, 29 map sheets show this crossing

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

5

Drawn 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.

Bird's-eye view, 1886 - Cambridge, N.Y. 1886
Bird's-eye view (1886) - Cambridge, N.Y. 1886. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1886 - Granville, N.Y.
Bird's-eye view (1886) - Granville, N.Y.. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1885 - Greenwich, N.Y.
Bird's-eye view (1885) - Greenwich, N.Y.. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1889 - Salem, N.Y.
Bird's-eye view (1889) - Salem, N.Y.. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1853 - Map of Washington County, New York
Land ownership map (1853) - Map of Washington County, New York. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

4 of 87 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 87 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.

Bird's eye view of Fort Edward, New York 1875, Boston Public Library - undated
Bird's eye view of Fort Edward, New York 1875. H.H. Bailey & Co, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Survey of the harbor of Whitehall, Boston Public Library - undated
Survey of the harbor of Whitehall. Watson, C. M, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Sabo's Diner, 40 Broadway, Whitehall, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Sabo's Diner, 40 Broadway, Whitehall, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Part of the counties of Charlotte and Albany, in the Province of New York being the seat of war between the King's forces under Lieut. Gen. Burgoyne and the rebel army, Boston Public Library - undated
Part of the counties of Charlotte and Albany, in the Province of New York being the seat of war between the King's forces under Lieut. Gen. Burgoyne and the rebel army. Kitchin, Thomas, d. 1784, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 shown

Flown 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 2,021 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.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1942-09-01, scale 1:27200
1942-09-01, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1942-09-01, scale 1:27200
1942-09-01, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1942-09-01, scale 1:27200
1942-09-01, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1942-09-01, scale 1:27200
1942-09-01, scale 1:27200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-03, scale 1:35400
1947-04-03, scale 1:35400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-03, scale 1:35400
1947-04-03, scale 1:35400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-03, scale 1:35400
1947-04-03, scale 1:35400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-03, scale 1:35400
1947-04-03, scale 1:35400. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-05-13, scale 1:34000
1951-05-13, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-05-13, scale 1:34000
1951-05-13, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-16, scale 1:24000
1952-04-16, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-16, scale 1:24000
1952-04-16, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-16, scale 1:24000
1952-04-16, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-16, scale 1:24000
1952-04-16, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-04-29, scale 1:34000
1954-04-29, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-04-29, scale 1:34000
1954-04-29, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-04-29, scale 1:34000
1954-04-29, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-05-09, scale 1:26000
1962-05-09, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-05-09, scale 1:26000
1962-05-09, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-05-03, scale 1:26000
1963-05-03, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-04-05, scale 1:19000
1964-04-05, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-04-05, scale 1:19000
1964-04-05, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-04-05, scale 1:19000
1964-04-05, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-04-05, scale 1:19000
1964-04-05, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-04-29, scale 1:24000
1965-04-29, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-04-29, scale 1:24000
1965-04-29, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-04-29, scale 1:24000
1965-04-29, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-04-29, scale 1:24000
1965-04-29, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-05-13, scale 1:34000
1951-05-13, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-01, scale 1:60000
1960-05-01, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-01, scale 1:60000
1960-05-01, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-01, scale 1:60000
1960-05-01, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-01, scale 1:60000
1960-05-01, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-05-09, scale 1:26000
1962-05-09, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1962-05-09, scale 1:26000
1962-05-09, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-05-03, scale 1:26000
1963-05-03, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-05-03, scale 1:26000
1963-05-03, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-05-03, scale 1:26000
1963-05-03, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-05-03, scale 1:24000
1966-05-03, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-05-03, scale 1:24000
1966-05-03, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-05-03, scale 1:24000
1966-05-03, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-05-03, scale 1:24000
1966-05-03, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-08-11, scale 1:8578
1972-08-11, scale 1:8578. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-08-11, scale 1:8588
1972-08-11, scale 1:8588. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-08-11, scale 1:8588
1972-08-11, scale 1:8588. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-08-11, scale 1:8533
1972-08-11, scale 1:8533. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-10-24, scale 1:80000
1977-10-24, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1977-10-24, scale 1:80000
1977-10-24, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

10 stations, 9 gages

The 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.

The 1950 census, district by district

72 districts

Who 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.

  • 58-1Argyle town: Argyle village
  • 58-2Argyle town - That part east of State Hwy. 40, outside Argyle village
  • 58-3Argyle town - That part west of State Hwy. 40, outside Argyle village
  • 58-4Cambridge village, comprising parts of Cambridge and White Creek towns: Cambridge village - That part in Cambridge town Bounded by Village limits; N. Union, S. Union; Village limits
  • 58-5Cambridge village, comprising parts of Cambridge and White Creek towns: Cambridge village - That part in White Creek town Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; E. Main, W. Main; N. Union
  • 58-6Cambridge village, comprising parts of Cambridge and White Creek towns: Cambridge village - That part in White Creek town Bounded by W. Main, E. Main; Village limits; Village limits; S. Union
  • 58-7Cambridge village, comprising parts of Cambridge and White Creek towns: Cambridge town, outside Cambridge village: Cambridge town - That part north and west of County Hwy. 55, outside Cambridge village
  • 58-8Cambridge village, comprising parts of Cambridge and White Creek towns: Cambridge town - That part south and east of County Hwy. 55, outside Cambridge village (Remainder of Cambridge town is in Cambridge village)
  • 58-9Dresden town
  • 58-10Greenwich village, comprising parts of Easton and Greenwich towns: Greenwich village - That part in Easton town Bounded by Batten Kill; Village limits; Village limits; Village limits
  • 58-11Greenwich village, comprising parts of Easton and Greenwich towns: Greenwich village - That part in Greenwich town Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; Batten Kill, Bridge St.; Main, Elm Ave., Village limits
  • 58-12Greenwich village, comprising parts of Easton and Greenwich towns: Greenwich village - That part in Greenwich town Bounded by Elm Ave., Main; Hill, Hill extended; Village limits
  • 58-13Greenwich village, comprising parts of Easton and Greenwich towns: Greenwich village - That part in Greenwich town Bounded by Hill extended, Hill; Main, Bridge St.; Batten Kill; Village limits
  • 58-14Easton town, outside Greenwich village: Easton town - That part east of State Hwy. 40, outside Greenwich village
  • 58-15Easton town - That part west of State Hwy. 40 (Remainder of Easton town is in Greenwich village)
  • 58-16Fort Ann town: Fort Ann village
  • 58-17Fort Ann town - That part north of State Hwy. 149 and west of U.S. Hwy. 4, outside Fort Ann Village
  • 58-18Fort Ann town - That part south of State Hwy. 149, and east of U.S. Hwy. 4, outside Fort Ann village and excluding Great Meadow State Prison
  • 58-19Great Meadow State Prison (In Fort Ann town)
  • 58-20Fort Edward town: Fort Edward village: Fort Edward village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Village limits, Delaware and Hudson Railroad; Broadway, Case, Burgoyne Ave.
  • 58-21Fort Edward town: Fort Edward village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Burgoyne Ave.; Case, Broadway, McCrea; Mechanic, Marion, Broadway
  • 58-22Fort Edward town: Fort Edward village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Village limits, Broadway, Marion, Mechanic Seminary, Seminary extended; Village limits
  • 58-23Fort Edward town: Fort Edward village - That part Bounded by Seminary extended, Seminary, Mechanic, McCrea; Broadway; Delaware and Hudson Railroad; Village limits
  • 58-24Fort Edward town: Fort Edward village - That part Bounded by Delaware and Hudson Railroad; Village limits; Village limits; Village limits
  • 58-25Fort Edward town - That part east of County Hwy. 25 and north of State Hwy. 197, outside Fort Edward village
  • 58-26Fort Edward town - That part west of County Hwy. 25, outside Fort Edward village
  • 58-27Fort Edward town - That part south of State Hwy. 197, outside Fort Edward village
  • 58-28Granville town: Granville village: Granville village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; E. Main, W. Main, Mettawee, Quaker Ave., Elm Ave., Norton, Lincoln, Franklin Ave., Franklin Ave. extended; Village limits
  • 58-29Granville town: Granville village - That part Bounded by Elm Ave., Quaker Ave., Mettawee; Maple; Morrison, Quaker Ave., Irving Ave.; Lincoln, Norton
  • 58-30Granville town: Granville village - That part Bounded by W. Main, E. Main; Village limits; Mettawee River, Church, Morrison Ave.; Maple
  • 58-31Granville town: Granville village - That part Bounded by Morrison Ave., Church, Mettawee River; Village limits; Village limits; E. Quaker, Montray Pl., Quaker Ave., Rawson Ave., Maple, Bulkley Ave., Maple
  • 58-32Granville town: Granville village - That part Bounded by; Franklin Ave. extended, Franklin Ave., Lincoln, Irving Ave., Quaker Ave., Morrison Ave.; Maple, Bulkley Ave., Maple, Rawson Ave., Quaker Ave., Montray Pl., E. Quaker; Village limits; Village limits
  • 58-33Granville town - That part outside Granville village Bounded by Town line; Town line, Granville village limits, Town line; Town line; Town line, County Hwy. 23, State Hwy. 22, State Hwy. 286
  • 58-34AGranville town - That part Bounded by Town line; State Hwy. No. 286; State Hwy. 22, County Hwy. 19; Town line
  • 58-34BGranville town - That part Bounded by County Hwy. 19, State Hwy. 22; County Hwy. 23; Town line
  • 58-35Greenwich town, outside Greenwich village: Greenwich town - That part east of State Hwys. 29 and 40, outside Greenwich village
  • 58-36Greenwich town - That part west of State Hwys. 29 and 40, outside Greenwich village (Remainder of Greenwich town is in Greenwich village)
  • 58-37Hampton town
  • 58-38Hartford town: Hartford town - That part Bounded by Town line; Town line; State Hwy. 149, State Hwy. 40, State Hwy. 196; Town line
  • 58-39Hartford town - That part Bounded by State Hwy. 196, State Hwy. 40, State Hwy. 149; Town line; Town line; Town line
  • 58-40Hebron town: Hebron town - That part east of County Hwy. 33
  • 58-41Hebron town - That part west of County Hwy. 33
  • 58-42Jackson town: Jackson town - That part east of State Hwy. 22
  • 58-43BJackson town - That part Bounded by County Hwy. 59, County Hwy. 50, County Hwy. 71; State Hwy. 22; Town line; Town line
  • 58-43AJackson town - That part Bounded by Town line; State Hwy. 22; County Hwy. 71, County Hwy. 50, County Hwy. 59; Town line
  • 58-44Kingsbury town: Hudson Falls village: Hudson Falls village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; Martindale Ave.l Main, Feeder
  • 58-45Hudson Falls village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Feederl Notre Dame, Melbourne Ave., Ferry, River, Spring, Spring extended; Village limits
  • 58-46Hudson Falls village - That part Bounded by Spring extended, Spring, River, Ferry, Melbourne Ave., Notre Dame; Feeder, Main, Depot; Sumpter; Village limits
  • 58-47Hudson Falls village - That part Bounded by Martindale Ave.; Village limits; Maple; Main
  • 58-48Hudson Falls village - That part Bounded by Maple; Village limits; Burgoyne Ave., Pine, Russell, Elm; Oak, Pearl, Main
  • 58-49Hudson Falls village - That part Bounded by Elm, Russell; Pine, Burgoyne Ave.; William; Oak
  • 58-50Hudson Falls village - That part Bounded by Pearl; Oak; William, Liberty Pl., John; Main
  • 58-51Hudson Falls village - That part Bounded by John, Liberty Pl., William, Burgoyne Ave.; Village limits; Village limits; Main
  • 58-52Hudson Falls village - That part Bounded by Sumpter, Depot; Main; Village limits; Village limits
  • 58-53Kingsbury town - That part east of U.S. Hwy. 4, outside Hudson Falls village
  • 58-54Kingsbury town - That part west of U.S. Hwy. 4, outside Hudson Falls village
  • 58-55Putnam town
  • 58-56Salem town: Salem village: Salem village - That part north of Broadway
  • 58-57Salem village - That part south of Broadway
  • 58-58Salem town - That part north of Delaware and Hudson Railroad and State Hwy. 22, outside Salem village
  • 58-59Salem town - That part south of Delaware and Hudson Railroad and State Hwy. 22, outside Salem village
  • 58-60White Creek town, outside Cambridge village: White Creek town - That part east of State Hwy. 22, outside Cambridge village
  • 58-61White Creek town - That part west of State Hwy. 22, outside Cambridge village (Remainder of White Creek town is in Cambridge village)
  • 58-62Whitehall town: Whitehall village: Whitehall village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; Poultney; Skene, American Alley, Mountain, N. Williams, S. Williams, Champlain Barge Canal
  • 58-63Whitehall town: Whitehall village - That part Bounded by S. Williams, N. Williams, Mountain, American Alley, Skene; Poultney; Champlain Barge Canal
  • 58-64Whitehall town: Whitehall village - That part Bounded by Poultney; Village limits; Village limits; Champlain Barge Canal
  • 58-65Whitehall town: Whitehall village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Champlain Barge Canal; Village limits; Delaware and Hudson Railroad, Village limits
  • 58-66Whitehall town: Whitehall village - That part Bounded by Delaware and Hudson Railroad; High, West, Lamb, Blount, Saunders, West; School, School extended; Village limits
  • 58-67Whitehall town: Whitehall village - That part Bounded by Lamb, West, High; Delaware and Hudson Railroad; Boardman; West, Queen, Lafayette, School, West, Saunders, Blount
  • 58-68Whitehall town: Whitehall village - That part Bounded by Boardman; Delaware and Hudson Railroad; Village limits; Broadway, 7th Ave., Blinn, 2nd Ave., Broadway, Maple, Smith
  • 58-69Whitehall town: Whitehall village - That part Bounded by School extended, School; Lafayette, Queen, West, Boardman, Smith, Maple, Broadway, 2nd Ave., Blinn, 7th Ave., Broadway; Village limits; Village limits
  • 58-70Whitehall town - That part outside Whitehall village

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,198 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,198 of them, burning about 1,713 acres. 92 started naturally and 145 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined530
Debris and open burning242
Arson/incendiarism145
Natural92
Recreation and ceremony63
Equipment and vehicle use52
Power generation/transmission/distribution36
Misuse of fire by a minor16
Smoking15
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Other causes3

The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
17 April 2009Equipment and vehicle use83 acresNew York Forest RangersLAKES POND FIRE
19 April 2008Debris and open burning55 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 September 2002Recreation and ceremony45 acresNew York Forest RangersSLEEPING BEAUTY MTN
19 April 2005Arson/incendiarism45 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 April 1999Misuse of fire by a minor32 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
12 April 1998Debris and open burning30 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
11 August 2002Natural28 acresNew York Forest RangersBALD KNOB FIRE
12 April 2006Debris and open burning20 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1957 to 2025

60 of 775 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 775 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 8 injuries and about $43,575,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind563
Hail69
Flood63
Flash Flood62
Lightning9
Tornado5
Funnel Cloud2
Wildfire1
Debris Flow1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 1990Thunderstorm Windnot stated4 hurtno account filed
August 1994Tornado (F1)Fort Miller1 hurt, $500,000Isolated severe thunderstorms moved across parts of eastern New York ahead of a cold front on the 21st of August. An F1 tornado skipped 3 times along a 1.2 mile path in Fort Miller where it downed a 60 foot high concrete silo, tore sheet metal from two barns, removed part of the slate roof of a house, toppled a camper trailer and blew windows out of two houses. One man was slightly injured receiving minor cuts from flying glass. In Marathon and Messengerville severe thunderstorm winds downed trees. In Edwardsville lightning was believed to be responsible for a barn fire during an early morning thunderstorm which totally destroyed the storage barn.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindFt Miller1 hurtA microburst affected Galusha Island and nearby Fort Miller. Winds moved southeastward from the Hudson River across the island and then across U.S. Route 4 before continuing across Blodgett Road. Estimated maximum wind speed was 85 mph with a path length of 1.0 miles and width of 1.5 miles.||Damage was mostly concentrated near the Hudson River on Galusha Island where many large hard and softwood trees were uprooted and a few trees and large branches were snapped. Many trees fell onto homes and at least one tree fell on a car. One tree snapped and fell onto a home along North River Road in which a resident was pinned by the roof debris inside the partially collapsed area of the residence. In Fort Miller, two wooden light poles and at least two power poles were snapped. A few trees were down along Blodgett Road including one on a home.
June 2003LightningSouth Argyle1 hurtno account filed
June 1996LightningKingsbury1 hurtno account filed
August 2020Flash FloodEast Whitehall$16,000,000The Whitehall Central Schools' Superintendent reported that 100 percent of the Junior-Senior High School had flood waters inside, resulting in major damage.
August 2020FloodWhitehall$16,000,000no account filed
July 2005Flash FloodWest Fort Ann$5,000,000The Hadlock Pond was breached washing out roads and destroying homes below the dam. It has been estimated that there was $5,000,000 of damage. This flash flood occurred under a clear sky and was not related to the weather, but was due to insidious disintegration of the dam structure over an extended period of time.
December 2000Flash FloodCountywide$1,000,000no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindEaston$500,000no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindFort Miller$500,000no account filed
May 1993Thunderstorm WindSalem$500,000no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindCambridge$400,000no account filed
June 1976Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
September 2007LightningHudson Falls$200,000Lightning struck a home on Fourth Street in Hudson Falls at approximately 1745 LST. The lightning is believed to have struck a cable antenna on the roof, which consequently started a fire and then spread.||The fire caused extensive damage to the house.
January 1998Flash FloodCountywide$200,000From January 8 through January 10, mild weather along with significant rain and snowmelt resulted in small stream flooding across Washington County. The Mettawee River at Granville, had what is believed to be the worst flooding ever known there. During the afternoon of January 8, the river crested at 10.68 feet which was more than three feet over flood stage. There was considerable flooding of fields along the Mettawee River. Approximately twenty road closures occurred throughout the county due to flooding and washouts with the most numerous closures between Greenwich and Whitehall.
May 2004HailWhite Creek$200,000no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindPutnam$110,000no account filed
June 2001LightningFt Ann$100,000Lightning struck a home on Travis Point Way in the Pilot Knovb area of Fort Anne on June 11. The seasonal home was destroyed, as it burned to the ground. It took two and half hours and three fire companies to extinguish the fire.
August 2001LightningEast Hebron$100,000Lightning from a thunderstorm, struck a dormitory at Camp Hebron. The dormitory caught fire and was destroyed. No one was hurt since the building was vacant when the fire erupted.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindHudson Falls$100,000no account filed
April 2001WildfireArgyle$95,000A person in Argyle, Washington County was burning his trash during the afternoon of April 16. The wind increased, causing the fire get out of control. The tinder had dried out enough for the fire to spread quickly. 34 acres of land were scorched and a hay barn destroyed. Flames reached as high as 10 feet. There was still too much mud underneath to allow fire engines to be moved across the fields. Therefore, the fire was extinquished by hand. It was considered the worst brush fire in Washington County in at least seven years.
August 2020Tornado (EF1)Belcher$75,000NWS confirms an EF1 tornado with 90 mph winds. Most of the damage observed was snapped and uprooted trees. There were a few homes that sustained shingle and roof damage. The tornado extended for about 1.5 miles and lasted about 5 minutes.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindBattenville$75,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindEaston$60,000no account filed
April 2011FloodSouth Hudson Falls$53,000Flooding occurred along the Hudson River in Washington County. Numerous roadways, houses and riverside camps were flooded. Some properties had several feet of water in them. ||In the Village of Fort Edward, properties were flooded on the east bank of the river|and on Rogers Island. Sandbags were used to protect some residences. The Idle Hour Social Club on Rogers Island was under several feet of water along with several vehicles in the parking lot. Underwood Park was completely submerged. Washington County Emergency Management Services reported the evacuation of about 16 residences not including commercial buildings due to rising waters. Despite sandbagging efforts, several residences were flooded. ||Route 29, Ferry Road, was closed between Route 4/32 in Schuylerville and County Route 113, River Road, in Washington County.
April 2011FloodWhitehall$53,000Widespread flooding occurred in and near the Village of Whitehall due to high water on Lake Champlain. The Lake Champlain river gauge north of Whitehall went over flood stage on April 13th and continued to rise through the end of the month. ||Areas where flooding were reported: Lower and North Main Street, North Williams Road|Doig Street (County Road 10), East Bay Road and South Bay including Route 22.
June 1998Flash FloodWhitehall$50,000Thunderstorms with torrential rain produced flash flooding at Whitehall in Washington County. A State of Emergency was declared in the village. Several roads were washed out and 15 to 20 basements were pumped out.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindSouth Argyle$50,000no account filed
May 2002Thunderstorm WindCountywide$50,000no account filed
June 2002Thunderstorm WindEagle Bridge$50,000no account filed
December 1996Flash FloodWhitehall$50,000no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm Windnot stated$50,000no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindArgyle$50,000no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindCambridge$45,000no account filed
July 1996Thunderstorm WindEaston$40,000no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindGreenwich$30,000no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindWhite Creek$27,000no account filed
July 2021Flash FloodFt Miller$25,000A culvert collapse occurred on U.S. Route 4 in the Town of Fort Edward.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindArgyle$25,000no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindGreenwich$25,000no account filed
August 1992Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindGreenwich$23,000no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindHampton$22,000no account filed
December 2023FloodFt Edward$20,000The Hudson River at Fort Edward rose above flood stage during the evening hours on December 18, rising to moderate flood stage overnight through the evening hours on December 19. The river fell below flood stage during the morning hours on December 20. This caused River Road in Northumberland to flood and water to flow over the concrete wall at the Fort Edward Yacht Basin with several homes nearby having water approach them.
July 2021Flash FloodArgyle$20,000The Dollar General store was flooded in the Village of Argyle.
September 2021LightningCenter Falls$20,000Lightning caused a fire at a residence near Route 29 in Middle Falls.
September 2021LightningNorth Argyle$20,000Lightning caused a fire at a private residence.
August 2020Flash FloodWhitehall$20,000Cars were submerged in flood waters near Intersection of Route 4 and Route 22 in the town of Whitehall.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindFt Edward$20,000no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindCambridge$20,000no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindHampton$18,000no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindWhitehall$18,000no account filed
June 2002Thunderstorm WindCambridge$17,000no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindSalem$15,000no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindMiddle Falls$15,000no account filed
July 1997LightningCambridge$15,000no account filed
May 1997Thunderstorm WindFt Edward$15,000no account filed
August 2001Thunderstorm WindGreenwich$14,000no account filed
August 2001Thunderstorm WindKingsbury$12,000no account filed

Mines and quarries

114 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 114 workings inside this county. 27 still produce and 87 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Slate, Dimension54
Sand and Gravel, Construction13
Stone, Crushed/Broken13
Graphite11
Limestone, General8
Iron5
Sulfur-Pyrite3
Limestone, General, Dolomite3
Quartz3
Feldspar, Quartz2
Feldspar2
Quartz, Feldspar1
Sulfur-Pyrite, Iron1
Quartz, Sulfur-Pyrite, Feldspar1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Adirondack Mining and Milling Co MineGraphite, Quartz, Feldspar, MicaPast Producer1904, 1907
Ashley QuarryQuartz, FeldsparPast Producer1910
Fort Ann Silica DepositQuartz, SilicaPast Producer
Hooper Brothers MineGraphite, Quartz, Feldspar, Sulfur-PyritePast Producer1916, 1921
Mount Hope MineIron, Quartz, Sulfur-Pyrite, FeldsparPast Producer1879, 1881
Potter MineSulfur-Pyrite, IronPast Producer1879
Ritchie Brothers QuarryGranitePast ProducerGranite
White Creek Pb MineLeadOccurrence
Champlain Graphite Company MineGraphite, Feldspar, QuartzPast Producer1904, 1908
Fort Ann Lower QuarryFeldspar, QuartzPast Producer
Fort Ann Upper QuarryFeldspar, QuartzPast Producer
Silver Leaf Co. ProspectGraphite, Feldspar, QuartzOccurrence1904, 1907
Champlain Graphite Co. MineGraphite, Sulfur-PyritePast ProducerMetamorphic
Empire Graphite MineGraphite, Sulfur-PyritePast ProducerMetamorphic
Hooper Bros. MineGraphite, Sulfur-PyritePast ProducerGraphite, Pyrite
Middle Falls QuarryLimestone, General, DolomitePast ProducerDolomite, Limestone
Unnamed OccurrenceLimestone, General, DolomitePast Producer1845
Unnamed OccurrenceLimestone, General, DolomitePast Producer1845
Mount Hope MineIronPast Producer
Podunk MineIronPast Producer1869, 1872
Podunk MineIronPast Producer
Potter MineIronPast Producer
Arana Marble Co. MineLimestone, GeneralPast Producer1897
Bald Mountain DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrenceLimestone
Chestertown QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
D. Nichols and Son QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer1892, 1925
Plant Number 31Limestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Sandy Hill QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerLimestone
Smiths Basin QuarriesLimestone, GeneralPast Producer1882, 1925
Unnamed OccurrenceLimestone, GeneralPast Producer1845
Adirondack Mining & Milling Co.MineGraphitePast Producer
Champlain Graphite Co.MineGraphitePast Producer
M. B. Hooper Graphite MineGraphitePast Producer
Silver Leaf Graphite Co.MineGraphitePast Producer
Al Jean PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Al Jean PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Chestertown QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Fort Ann Trap QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer1887, 1925
Hampton QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Havens PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Havens PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Iuliucci PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Kenneth Tracey Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Kenneth Tracey Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lee Pit No. 1 & 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mccullen Slate Quarry No. 1 & 2Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Natural Slate QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Peckham Materials Corp.Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Penrhyn Red QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Penryhn Hill QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Red QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Shurbert QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Sleight PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Sleight PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Stiles PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Tripoli Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Tunnel QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Washington County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Whitehall QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerSandstone
Williams Bros. QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
A.A. Hadeka Slate QuarrySlate, DimensionPast ProducerMetamorphic
A.A. Hadeka Slate QuarrySlate, DimensionProducer
Ainsworth QuarrySlate, DimensionPast Producer1874, 1892
Church Road QuarrySlate, DimensionPast ProducerMetamorphic
Church Road QuarrySlate, DimensionPast Producer
Cut Slate, IncorporatedSlate, DimensionProducer
De Kalb QuarriesSlate, DimensionPast Producer1884, 1895
Eagle Red Slate Co QuarriesSlate, DimensionPast Producer1882, 1887
Elvell QuarrySlate, DimensionProducer
Green Mtn Slate/Middle Granville NySlate, DimensionPast Producer
H.H. Matthews and Co. QuarrySlate, DimensionPast Producer1897, 1925
Hilltop Red QuarrySlate, DimensionPast ProducerMetamorphic
Hilltop Slate Company, Inc.Slate, DimensionProducer
Hugh Williams QuarrySlate, DimensionPast Producer1882, 1885
J.J. Mc Donough QuarrySlate, DimensionPast Producer1898, 1925
John J. Williams QuarrySlate, DimensionPast Producer1882, 1887
Manhattan Red Slate QuarriesSlate, DimensionPast Producer1872, 1882
Matthew Slate Co. QuarrySlate, DimensionPast ProducerMetamorphic
Mccullen Quarry No. 1 and MillSlate, DimensionPast ProducerMetamorphic
Mccullen Quarry No. 2Slate, DimensionPast ProducerMetamorphic
Mccullen Quarry No. 2Slate, DimensionProducer
Mettowee QuarrySlate, DimensionPast Producer1884, 1892
Mettowee Red Slate Co. QuarrySlate, DimensionPast Producer1882, 1897
Middle Granville QuarrySlate, DimensionPast Producer
Mineral Hill Slate Co. QuarrySlate, DimensionPast ProducerMetamorphic
Mineral Hill Slate Co. QuarrySlate, DimensionProducer
National Red Slate Co. QuarrySlate, DimensionPast Producer1892, 1922
Nixon Red Slate Co.Slate, DimensionPast Producer1887, 1899
North Bend QuarrySlate, DimensionPast Producer1884, 1897
Old Dennison QuarrySlate, DimensionPast Producer1897
Penrhyn Hill Vein Slate QuarrySlate, DimensionPast ProducerMetamorphic
Penrhyn Hill Vein Slate QuarrySlate, DimensionProducer
Penrhyn Slate Co QuarriesSlate, DimensionPast Producer1852, 1975
Phillips QuarrySlate, DimensionProducer
Potter QuarriesSlate, DimensionPast Producer1875, 1892
Potter Quarry and MillSlate, DimensionPast ProducerMetamorphic
Pritchard QuarriesSlate, DimensionPast Producer1882, 1887
R.A. Hall QuarrySlate, DimensionPast Producer1892, 1898
Ritchie Brothers Slate Co. QuarrySlate, DimensionPast ProducerMetamorphic
Sheldon Slate QuarrySlate, DimensionPast ProducerMetamorphic
Sheldon Slate QuarrySlate, DimensionProducer
Tatko Slate Mill/Middle GranvilleSlate, DimensionPast Producer
Unnamed OccurrenceSlate, DimensionOccurrence1877, 1882
Unnamed QuarriesSlate, DimensionPast Producer1897
Unnamed QuarriesSlate, DimensionPast Producer1877, 1883
Unnamed QuarrySlate, DimensionPast Producer1882, 1887
Unnamed QuarrySlate, DimensionPast Producer1882, 1897
Unnamed QuarrySlate, DimensionPast Producer1884, 1887
Wallace and Hitchcock QuarrySlate, DimensionPast Producer1882, 1887
Western Slate QuarrySlate, DimensionProducer
Western Slate Quarry and MillSlate, DimensionPast ProducerMetamorphic
William F. Williams and Sons QuarrySlate, DimensionPast Producer1884, 1887
William and Allen Red QuarrySlate, DimensionPast Producer1898, 1975
Williams QuarrySlate, DimensionPast Producer1882, 1925

Every populated place in the county

96

Named 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.

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.