Cranberry Creek, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Mayfield town. It lies in ZIP code area 12117. It stands on Jackson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Northville 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.


Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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 Northville quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Northville 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 Northville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Gloversville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
147 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Cranberry Creek between 1992 and 2017, burning about 207 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 23 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 | 56 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
| 16 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 1 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Cranberry Creek: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Feldspar, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrell Quarry | Feldspar, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Werner Prospects | Feldspar, Stone, Quartz | Prospect |
Storms near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cranberry Creek in 5 storm reports between 2011 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cranberry Creek | - | A tree was reported down in Northampton. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cranberry Creek | - | A distinct area of numerous trees were downed all in the same direction. The damage path was about 0.4 miles long. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cranberry Creek | - | A tree was downed on Route 30 between Mayfield and Northville. |
| August 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Cranberry Creek | - | A funnel cloud was observed over Great Sacandaga Lake and was confirmed by video. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cranberry Creek | - | Two to three dozen trees and four utility poles were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds at Northhampton Beach campsites. Seven camp trailers were reported damaged. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweets Crossing | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Dennies Hollow | 2.6 miles | 22 | |
| Jackson Summit | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Mayfield | 4.3 miles | 22 | |
| Sacandaga Park | 4.5 miles | 23 | |
| North Broadalbin | 4.5 miles | 22 | |
| Fish House | 4.7 miles | 23 | |
| Munsonville | 4.7 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 947654. 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.










