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East Greenbush, New York

31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in East Greenbush town. It lies in ZIP code area 12061. The Survey maps it on the East Greenbush quadrangle. 6,266 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 341 feet above sea level.

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East Greenbush within Rensselaer 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 East Greenbush, surveyed 1989
Topographic sheet of East Greenbush, surveyed 1893

On record in East Greenbush

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 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

East Greenbush grew from 4,487 to 6,266 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20104,487
20206,266+1,779 (+40%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 31 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

583 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 583 fires within 5 miles of East Greenbush between 1992 and 2020, burning about 457 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 150 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/undetermined304
Arson/incendiarism150
Debris and open burning39
Natural28
Equipment and vehicle use22
Railroad operations and maintenance16
Smoking11
Recreation and ceremony7
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Misuse of fire by a minor2

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
9 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Rensselaer County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of East Greenbush: 7 producers, 4 past producers, 1 plant, 1 occurrence. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Crystal Hill DepositQuartzOccurrence
East Greenbush Clay PitClayProducer
East Greenbush Clay PitClayPast Producer
Rensselaer Clay PitClayPast Producer
Rensselear Clay PitClayProducer
Beberwick PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
C.E. Wicks MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPlant
Castleton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Haight PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Route 20 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Rensselaer County

Storms near this place

41 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Greenbush in 41 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 23 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 flood. The reports record 75 injuries. 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
June 2002HailEast Greenbush75 hurtno account filed
July 2021Flash FloodEast Greenbush$200,000There were several reports of roads flooded or washed out in the town of Schodack.
July 2021Flash FloodEast Greenbush$50,000One lane of Columbia Turnpike was reported closed. In addition, rocks and debris were washed onto some roads in the East Greenbush area.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindEast Greenbush$27,000no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindEast Greenbush$12,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindEast Greenbush$10,000no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindEast Greenbush$9,000no account filed
August 2007Thunderstorm WindEast Greenbush$5,000Trees and wires were reported down in East Greenbush due to strong thunderstorm winds.||One tree fell onto a house on California Avenue in East Greenbush, causing minor roof damage.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindEast Greenbush$2,000Trees and wires were downed on Sunset Road in the Town of East Greenbush. This occurred along an outflow boundary ahead of a line of thunderstorms.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindEast Greenbush$1,000no account filed
July 2024Thunderstorm WindEast Greenbush-At least one dozen trees were downed on wires throughout a neighborhood near Brookview Road and Sunset Road in the Town of Schodack. All of the trees fell in the same direction consistent with straight line winds.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindEast Greenbush-A tree was downed onto power lines on Sunset Road near East Greenbush.
July 2021Flash FloodEast Greenbush-There were reports of water reaching homes and flooding basements along Berkshire Drive and Evergreen Way.
October 2020Thunderstorm WindEast Greenbush-Numerous reports of downed trees with power outages throughout East Greenbush.
August 2019FloodEast Greenbush-Route 9 near Eliot Ave had one lane blocked due to flooding.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindEast Greenbush-Trees were downed.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindEast Greenbush-A tree was reported down at the intersection of Elmwood Drive and Columbia Turnpike in East Greenbush due to thunderstorm winds.
August 2017HailEast Greenbush-One inch hail was reported.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindEast Greenbush-Trees and wires were reported down at the intersection of Brookview Road and Shady Lane in East Greenbush due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindEast Greenbush-Trees and wires were reported down on both Pinewood Ave and Maple Ridge Ave in East Greenbush due to thunderstorm winds.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindEast Greenbush-Multiple trees and wires were reported down along Columbia Turnpike (U.S. Routes 9 & 20) at the intersection with Spring Hurst Drive due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2011HailEast Greenbush-Nickel size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in East Greenbush.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindEast Greenbush-A measured wind gust of 60 miles per hour was recorded in East Greenbush during a thunderstorm. A tree was also reported down due to the strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2010HailEast Greenbush-Nickel size hail was reported in East Greenbush during a thunderstorm.
May 2010HailEast Greenbush-Quarter size hail was reported in East Greenbush during a thunderstorm.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindEast Greenbush-Wires were reported down on Mannix Road in East Greenbush due to strong thunderstom winds. In addition, a tree was also reported down in Brunswick at approximately 1740 LST due to strong thunderstorm winds.
July 2009HailEast Greenbush-Penny size hail was reported in the East Greenbush Town Hall parking lot.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindEast Greenbush-Trees and wires were reported down in East Greenbush due to strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2008HailEast Greenbush-Nickel size hail was reported in East Greenbush during a thunderstorm.
May 2007HailEast Greenbush-Nickel size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in East Greenbush.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindEast Greenbush-Trees and wires were reported down in East Greenbush due to strong thunderstorm winds.
August 2007HailEast Greenbush-Quarter size hail was reported in and near East Greenbush.
August 2007HailEast Greenbush-Nickel size hail was reported in East Greenbush at the Rensselaer Technology Park.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindEast Greenbush-Large tree limbs were blown down on several streets in East Greenbush.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindEast Greenbush-Trees were blown down.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindEast Greenbush-Trees blown down.
May 2004HailEast Greenbush-Hail observed in North Greenbush.
May 2004HailEast Greenbush-Hail covering the ground.
April 2004Thunderstorm WindEast Greenbush-no account filed
June 2002HailEast Greenbush-no account filed
July 2001HailEast Greenbush-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Rensselaer 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
Sherwood Park1.3 miles31
Couse2.0 miles31
Hampton Park2.0 miles31
Hampton Manor2.5 miles31
Clinton Heights2.6 miles31
Clinton Park2.7 miles31
Prospect Heights2.7 miles31
Luther2.8 miles31

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on East GreenbushAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3460456The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 949084. 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.