Coons, New York
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Halfmoon town. It lies in ZIP code area 12118. It stands on Dwaas Kill. The Survey maps it on the Mechanicville 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 Cohoes quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Cohoes quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Cohoes quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1929 USGS Cohoes quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Cohoes quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Cohoes quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Mechanicville 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
360 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 360 fires within 5 miles of Coons between 1994 and 2020, burning about 457 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 61 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 | 183 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 61 |
| Smoking | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 30 September 2005 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 23 September 2010 | 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
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Coons: 6 producers, 4 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemstreet Park Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Hemstreet Park Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mechcanicville Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Round Lake Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Collins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Collins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| G. Fannucci Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Willow Glen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Willow Glen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Willow Glen Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
2 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coons in 2 storm reports between 2020 and 2023: 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Coons | 1 hurt, $35,000 | An EF1 tornado with maximum winds of 100 mph occurred in the town of Stillwater, NY, during the evening of August 29, 2020. Severe damage was done to a mobile home on Mc Dermott Road near the intersection with County Route 75. Several uprooted trees and downed large branches were also noted throughout this area. Witnesses had video of the storm indicating clear rotation and a tornado. This was a brief touchdown with a path length of approximately 0.25 miles and a width of 50 yards. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coons | - | Power lines and poles were reported down near Route 67 and George Thompson Road near Mechanicville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Glen | 1.3 miles | 30 | |
| Ushers | 1.6 miles | 32 | |
| Lake Ridge | 1.7 miles | 32 | |
| Maltaville | 2.7 miles | 32 | |
| Round Lake | 2.7 miles | 32 | |
| Country Knolls | 3.1 miles | 32 | |
| Stillwater Junction | 3.3 miles | 30 | |
| John S Moore Homes | 3.3 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 947385. 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.













