Bolton, New York
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Bolton town. It lies in ZIP code area 12814. It stands on Huddle Brook. The Survey maps it on the Bolton Landing quadrangle.
Then and now
1897 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Bolton
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Gates Homesteadlisted 2010
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1897 USGS Bolton quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Bolton quadrangle1:62500, 13 printings
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Bolton Landing quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Bolton Landing quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
137 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 137 fires within 5 miles of Bolton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 197 acres in total. 26 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 35 |
| Natural | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | TONGUE MOUNTAIN FIRE |
| 8 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | LACZKO POINT FIRE |
| 7 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 36 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | DOG FIRE |
| 4 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
21 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bolton in 21 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 16 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 flood, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 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. |
| December 2023 | Flood | Bolton | $20,000 | Trout Lake Road (Route 48) in Bolton was impacted by flooding. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolton | $20,000 | no account filed |
| December 2023 | Flood | Bolton | $10,000 | Route 9N was closed in both directions between Padenarum Road in the Town of Bolton to Sabbath Day Point Road in the Town of Hague due to flooding. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolton | - | A 911 call center reported trees down on wires along Coolidge Road. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolton | - | A 911 call center reported a tree and wires down along Lake Shore Drive near Loomis Lane. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolton | - | A 911 call center reported a downed tree blocking the road along East Schroon River Road. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolton | - | Multiple trees were downed across Bolton. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolton | - | A tree fell on wires near Bolton Landing. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolton | - | A tree was downed near Bolton Landing. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolton | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Bolton due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolton | - | Trees and branches were downed along Route 9N in the town of Bolton due to thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolton | - | A tree was reported down and on a house in the Basin Bay section of Bolton Landing due to thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolton | - | Trees and wires were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds on Route 9N in Bolton. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bolton | - | Several trees were reported down in Bolton due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Bolton | - | Public submitted pictures of a funnel cloud over Lake George. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Bolton | - | Intersection of Sawmill Road, Federal Hill Road and New Vermont Roadflooded by Indian Brook. |
| August 2004 | Flash Flood | Bolton | - | One half mile of Valley Road washed out. One half mile of East River Road washed out. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Landing | 1.6 miles | 30 | |
| Pilot Knob | 2.5 miles | 30 | |
| Diamond Point | 4.1 miles | 29 | |
| Cleverdale | 4.3 miles | 29 | |
| North Bolton | 4.6 miles | 30 | |
| Rockhurst | 4.6 miles | 29 | |
| Riverbank | 5.7 miles | 30 | |
| Brayton | 6.3 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 944409. 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.









