Broadalbin, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Broadalbin town. It lies in ZIP code area 12025. It stands on Sherman Brook. The Survey maps it on the Broadalbin quadrangle.
Then and now
1899 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 86 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Broadalbin
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
Hotel Broadalbinlisted 2011
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1899 USGS Broadalbin quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Broadalbin quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1945 USGS Broadalbin quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Broadalbin quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Broadalbin quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Gloversville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
210 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 210 fires within 5 miles of Broadalbin between 1994 and 2020, burning about 165 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 18 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 | 106 |
| Debris and open burning | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 11 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Broadalbin: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
27 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Broadalbin in 27 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 18 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadalbin | $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadalbin | $34,000 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Broadalbin | $25,000 | no account filed |
| February 2023 | Lightning | Broadalbin | $10,000 | The Broadalbin Baptist Church was struck by lightning causing some damage to the steeple and some of the electrical equipment. |
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadalbin | $8,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadalbin | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadalbin | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadalbin | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Broadalbin | $4,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadalbin | $3,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadalbin | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadalbin | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Broadalbin | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadalbin | - | A local 911 call center reported the shut down of Main Street in Broadalbin due to down trees and wires. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadalbin | - | Multiple trees and wires were downed in the village of Broadalbin. One tree was downed onto a car with people trapped inside. Other trees were downed onto houses. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Broadalbin | - | A large pine tree was snapped near the base resulting in downed wires. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadalbin | - | A tree was downed across Saratoga Avenue. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadalbin | - | A tree was reported down in Broadalbin due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Broadalbin | - | Both trained spotters and an NWS employee reported hail measuring up to two inches in diameter occurring in Broadalbin during a thunderstorm. Video footage showed golf ball sized hail impacting cars on State Route 29. Hail lasted up to fifteen minutes in duration. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadalbin | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Broadalbin during a thunderstorm. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadalbin | - | Trees and wires were reported down due to thunderstorm winds 1 mile west-northwest of Beatty Corners. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Broadalbin | - | Quarter sized hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Broadalbin via a WeatherNet6 spotter report. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Broadalbin | - | Penny sized hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Broadalbin. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Broadalbin | - | Nickel size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Broadalbin. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Broadalbin | - | Three trees were reported down on Bunker Hill Road in the town of Fish House. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadalbin | - | Two trees were blown down and wires were knocked down. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Broadalbin | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vail Mills | 1.3 miles | 22 | |
| Stever Mill | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Hill Corners | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Perth | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Steele Corners | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Munsonville | 3.1 miles | 22 | |
| Honeywell Corners | 3.1 miles | 22 | |
| Gorthey Corners | 3.2 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 944788. 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.










