Center Falls, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Greenwich town. It lies in ZIP code area 12834. It stands on Trout Brook. The Survey maps it on the Cambridge quadrangle.
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.


On record in Center Falls
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
- Greenwich District School No. 11listed 2020
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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 Cambridge quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Cambridge quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 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
150 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Center Falls between 1992 and 2020, burning about 159 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 15 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 | 78 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 11 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Center Falls: 6 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Dolomite, Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peckham Materials Corp. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kenneth Tracey Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Kenneth Tracey Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bald Mountain Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Limestone | |
| Middle Falls Quarry | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Past Producer | Dolomite, Limestone | |
| Plant Number 31 | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Past Producer | 1845 | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Past Producer | 1845 | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1845 |
Storms near this place
8 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Center Falls in 8 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 2021 | Lightning | Center Falls | $20,000 | Lightning caused a fire at a residence near Route 29 in Middle Falls. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Center Falls | $5,000 | Route 29 had all lanes closed between Hepatica Way and Hardscrabble Road due to a Flash Flood. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Falls | - | A tree and wires were downed at State Route 372 and County Route 60. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Falls | - | Trees and wires were downed on Colonel Baume Road. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Falls | - | A tree and a utility pole were downed on Route 372 near Greenwich due to thunderstorm winds. The roadway was closed as a result of the damage. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Falls | - | A tree was reported down on Route 372 in Easton as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Center Falls | - | Several roads in Greenwich and Center Falls were closed a result of flash flooding from heavy rainfall, including State Route 29 and Prospect Street. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Falls | - | Wires were reported down on Route 29 near By Pass Road in Greenwich due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battenville | 2.0 miles | 27 | |
| Greenwich | 2.2 miles | 27 | |
| Spraguetown | 2.5 miles | 27 | |
| Middle Falls | 3.5 miles | 26 | |
| North Greenwich | 4.3 miles | 27 | |
| East Greenwich | 4.5 miles | 27 | |
| Bald Mountain | 4.7 miles | 27 | |
| Archdale | 4.7 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946192. 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.











