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Charlton, New York

34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Charlton town. It lies in ZIP code area 12019. The Survey maps it on the Burnt Hills quadrangle.

Charlton within Saratoga County

Then and now

1893 to 1989

The 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 sheet of Charlton, surveyed 1989
Topographic sheet of Charlton, surveyed 1893

On record in Charlton

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 34 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

216 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 216 fires within 5 miles of Charlton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 182 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 27 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/undetermined137
Arson/incendiarism27
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Debris and open burning10
Smoking9
Natural8
Equipment and vehicle use6
Recreation and ceremony4
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.6 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
27 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
24 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
16 September 2016Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
16 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
11 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
1 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Saratoga County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Charlton: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Aqueduct Schenectady Sandstone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducerSedimentary
Scotia Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Scotia Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Saratoga County

Storms near this place

27 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Charlton in 27 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 23 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 1998Thunderstorm WindCharlton$13,000no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindCharlton$5,000no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindCharlton$5,000no account filed
August 1995Thunderstorm WindCharlton$4,000no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindCharlton$1,500no account filed
August 2024Thunderstorm WindWest Charlton-Trees and wires were downed near Charlton Road in the Town of Charlton.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWest Charlton-Multiple trees were downed on Route 147 between Galway and Glenville.
October 2020Thunderstorm WindCharlton-A large tree was downed.
October 2020Thunderstorm WindCharlton-Numerous trees were downed in Charlton.
September 2019Thunderstorm WindCharlton-Trees were downed.
September 2019Thunderstorm WindCharlton-Trees were downed.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindCharlton-Wires and large tree limbs were downed on Stage Road in the town of Charlton.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindCharlton-Wires were downed on Jockey Street near Charlton Road.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindCharlton-Multiple trees were reported down in the area.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindCharlton-Wires were downed due to thunderstorm winds.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindCharlton-Trees and wires were downed in Charlton due to thunderstorm winds.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindWest Charlton-Multiple large branches and limbs were downed at the intersection of Routes 67 and 147 in West Charlton due to thunderstorm winds.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindCharlton-Numerous trees, limbs and wires were reported down across southern Saratoga County due to strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2009HailCharlton-Nickel size hail was reported in Charlton during a thunderstorm. The hail was covering the ground.
July 2009HailCharlton-Quarter size hail was reported in Charlton during a thunderstorm. The hail measured 1.13 inches in diameter.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindCharlton-Trees and wires were reported down in Charlton due to strong thunderstorm winds.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindCharlton-Five trees were reported down on Charlton Road in Charlton due to strong thunderstorm winds.
July 2008Flash FloodCharlton-Flash Flooding resulted in numerous road closures in portions of Saratoga County. Some of the road closures included State Route 147 and Route 67 near Charlton.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindCharlton-Two trees were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Charlton.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindCharlton-One tree, and wires were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds in Charlton.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindCharlton-Trees down.
June 1994HailCharlton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Saratoga County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Komar Park2.0 miles34
Tucker Heights2.3 miles34
Holbrook Corners2.8 miles34
Harmony Corners3.1 miles34
Garrison Manor3.4 miles34
Vienna Heights3.5 miles34
West Charlton3.6 miles24
Orchard Park3.8 miles34

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946421. 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.