Fortsville, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Moreau town. It lies in ZIP code area 12831. It lies near Palmer Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Gansevoort quadrangle.
Then and now
1900 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 89 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
12 surveys from 28 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.
- 1900 USGS Schuylerville quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1935 USGS Gansevoort quadrangle1:24000
- 1940 USGS Schuylerville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Schuylerville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Schuylerville quadrangle1:62500
- 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
- 1968 USGS Gansevoort quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
221 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 221 fires within 5 miles of Fortsville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 197 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 31 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 | 104 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 14 September 2002 | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Fortsville: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Deposit | Silica | Past Producer | 1922, 1927 | |
| Hudson Valley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hudson Valley Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
12 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fortsville in 12 storm reports between 1997 and 2022: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Lightning | Fortsville | $40,000 | Lightning struck a house on Redmond Road in Moreau causing a fire. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Fortsville | $5,000 | A portion of Spier Falls Road in the Town of Moreau was washed out due to flash flooding. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fortsville | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fortsville | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Lightning | Fortsville | $1,000 | Town of Moreau - Lightning struck the chimney of a house. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Fortsville | - | Flooding was observed in several places across northern Saratoga County. A mudslide was reported in the Town of Moreau. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fortsville | - | Several large trees were down in the roadway. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fortsville | - | Several large trees were snapped in half and large branches were downed on the north side of the Moreau Lake State Park Campground. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fortsville | - | Wires were downed on Butler Road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fortsville | - | Trees and wires were reported down on Mountain Road in the town of Moreau due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fortsville | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Moreau as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Fortsville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Village | 1.2 miles | 28 | |
| Strawberry Acres | 1.4 miles | 28 | |
| Sandy Oaks | 1.6 miles | 28 | |
| Spier Pines | 1.7 miles | 27 | |
| Lamplighter Acres | 1.8 miles | 27 | |
| Clarks Corner | 2.2 miles | 28 | |
| White Birch Estates | 2.3 miles | 27 | |
| Ashfords Way | 2.4 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 950506. 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.











