Argyle, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Argyle town. It lies in ZIP code area 12809. It stands on Gillis Brook. The Survey maps it on the Cossayuna quadrangle. 289 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 285 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1895 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Population over time
2 figuresArgyle fell from 306 to 289 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 306 | |
| 2020 | 289 | -17 (-6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 27 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1895 USGS Cambridge quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Cambridge quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Cambridge quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1903 USGS Mettawee quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Cossayuna quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Cossayuna quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Cossayuna quadrangle1:25000
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
138 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Argyle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 232 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 13 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 August 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
50 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Argyle in 50 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 32 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 3 hail, 3 flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2003 | Lightning | South Argyle | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Wildfire | Argyle | $95,000 | A 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. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Argyle | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Argyle | $20,000 | The Dollar General store was flooded in the Village of Argyle. |
| September 2021 | Lightning | North Argyle | $20,000 | Lightning caused a fire at a private residence. |
| July 2021 | Flood | Argyle | $10,000 | Basement flooding was observed along East Street in the Village of Argyle. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Argyle | $10,000 | County Farm Road was washed out in the Town of Argyle due to flash flooding. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | $6,000 | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Argyle | $5,000 | A driveway was washed out in the Village of Argyle. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | South Argyle | $5,000 | Hunter Road between Williams Road and Moore Road in the Town of Fort Edward was washed out due to flash flooding. |
| July 2021 | Flood | Argyle | $5,000 | Basement flooding was observed along Lick Springs Road near the Town of Argyle. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Argyle | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | - | A downed tree fell on a house near Argyle. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | - | An emergency manager reported several instances of downed trees and wires in the town of Argyle on West Road and Sheridan Street. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | - | Trees and wires were downed throughout the Town of Argyle including on Elm Street, Moore Road, Pleasant Valley Road, South Valley Road, Street Road, County Route 48, Lohret Road, Holmes Road, East Lake Road, Hemlocks Lane, Summit Lake Road and County Farm Road. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | - | Multiple tree branches were reported down. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Argyle | - | Tree limbs were reported down near MC Neil Road and Lick Springs Road near Argyle, NY. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Argyle | - | There was a down tree reported north of Greenwich. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Argyle | - | A tree was downed along Route 40 between Coach Road Spur and County Farm Road near Argyle. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Argyle | - | Trees and wires were downed along County Route 49 between Saunders Road and State Route 40. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | - | A tree was down blocking County Route 47 in the Town of Argyle. |
| July 2021 | Flood | South Argyle | - | Moore Road remained closed in the Town of Argyle due to flooding. |
| July 2021 | Debris Flow | Argyle | - | A portion of State Route 40 in the Village of Argyle was impassable due to a tree and rock slide. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | South Argyle | - | Water covered the road along a portion of County Route 49 in the Town of Argyle. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | South Argyle | - | Moore Road was closed in the Town of Argyle due to flash flooding. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Argyle | - | A tree was reported down on Tripp Road. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Argyle | - | Trees and wires were downed on Coon Road. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Argyle | - | Trees and wires were downed on County Route 49. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | - | Tree and wires downed onto a vehicle on West Road. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | - | A tree was downed, blocking the road on Route 40 north of Lick Springs Road. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | - | Numerous trees were downed in the town of Argyle. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | - | In the town of Argyle, multiple trees were downed, a roof was partially torn off, and a barn was damaged. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Argyle | - | A tree was reported down on Hinds Road. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | - | A tree was down across a roadway. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | North Argyle | - | Mahaffey Road was closed at Hinds Road due to flooding. Tilford Road was also closed. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Argyle | - | A tree was downed at the intersection of Route 40 and Route 49 in South Argyle due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Argyle | - | Quarter size hail from a thunderstorm was reported one mile south of Argyle. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | - | Multiple trees were reported down in Argyle as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | - | Widespread trees and power lines were reported down through Arygle and the surrounding areas as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Argyle | - | Golf ball size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Argyle. |
| August 2004 | Flash Flood | Argyle | - | Water over State Route 40. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durkeetown | 2.2 miles | 27 | |
| North Argyle | 2.4 miles | 29 | |
| South Argyle | 3.7 miles | 27 | |
| Goose Island | 3.8 miles | 29 | |
| Lick Springs | 4.0 miles | 27 | |
| King Edward Knolls | 4.8 miles | 29 | |
| Cossayuna | 5.1 miles | 27 | |
| Fort Edward | 5.3 miles | 29 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Argyle | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3461130 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 942550. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.
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.












