Barberville, New York
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Poestenkill town. It lies in ZIP code area 12140. It stands on Bonesteel Creek. The Survey maps it on the Averill Park quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 30 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.
- 1893 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1925 USGS Troy quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Averill Park quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
241 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 241 fires within 5 miles of Barberville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 275 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 38 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 | 118 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 21 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Barberville: 13 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Mountain Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Campbell Mountain Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| C.E. Wicks Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| C.E. Wicks Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Cranston Leveling Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Cranston Leveling Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dunns Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Dunns Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eagle Mills Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Eagle Mills Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Barberville in 3 storm reports between 1996 and 2017: 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1996 | Flash Flood | Barberville | $15,000 | no account filed |
| February 1996 | Flash Flood | Barberville | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barberville | - | A report of trees and wires down was relayed via amateur radio. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ives Corner | 0.8 miles | 30 | |
| Poestenkill | 1.4 miles | 30 | |
| East Poestenkill | 2.4 miles | 35 | |
| Sand Lake | 3.2 miles | 30 | |
| Bon Acre | 3.3 miles | 30 | |
| Averill Park | 3.5 miles | 30 | |
| Glass Lake | 3.7 miles | 30 | |
| Brunswick | 3.8 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 942987. 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.
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.













