Gansevoort, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Northumberland town. It lies in ZIP code area 12831. It stands on Rice Brook. 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.


On record in Gansevoort
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
Gansevoort Mansionlisted 1976- Dutch Reformed Church of Gansevoortlisted 1995
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
194 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 194 fires within 5 miles of Gansevoort between 1992 and 2020, burning about 428 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 18 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 | 83 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 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 |
| 11 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 26 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.6 acres | 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 Gansevoort: 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
30 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gansevoort in 30 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 21 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 flood, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gansevoort | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gansevoort | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gansevoort | - | A 911 call center operator reported trees and wires down near the Saratoga RV park. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gansevoort | - | Trees were downed in the Town of Moreau. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gansevoort | - | Several trees fell or were uprooted near Gansevoort. There was also damage to a vehicle and to a shed. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gansevoort | - | Several trees were downed in the Town of Northumberland including San Luis Road and the Brampton Woods neighborhood. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gansevoort | - | A tree was reported down blocking the roadway near South Road at Old Saratoga Road. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gansevoort | - | Trees and wires were reported down in the town of Northumberland. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Gansevoort | - | The intersection of Fortsville Road and Clark Road was impassable due to flash flooding. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gansevoort | - | Trees and wires were downed at Putnam Road and Jacob Drive. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gansevoort | - | A snapped tree landed onto a backhoe. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gansevoort | - | Trees were sheared off. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gansevoort | - | Trees were downed. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gansevoort | - | Wires down across Jewell Road near Kobor Road. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gansevoort | - | Two trees were downed in Gansevoort due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gansevoort | - | Trees were downed in Gansevoort as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gansevoort | - | Trees in Gansevoort were reported down via Facebook due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Gansevoort | - | Quarter size (measured) hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Ganesvoort. The hail covered the ground. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gansevoort | - | Trees were reported down on Gurn Street Road in Gansevoort due to thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gansevoort | - | Route 32, Schuylerville Road, between Route 50 and Jewell Road was reported closed because of downed wires due to strong thunderstorm winds just to the east of the Village of Ganesvoort. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Gansevoort | - | Half dollar size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Gansevoort. |
| August 2011 | Flood | Gansevoort | - | Route 32 in Gansevoort was closed due to flooding south of Brownville Road. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Gansevoort | - | Penny size hail was reported in Gansevoort during a thunderstorm. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gansevoort | - | Trees were reported down from strong thunderstorm winds in and near Gansevoort. |
| September 2007 | Hail | Gansevoort | - | Quarter size hail was reported between exits 16 and 17 on the Adirondack Northway, Interstate 87. |
| November 2006 | Flood | Gansevoort | - | The Hudson River at Fort Edward exceeded its flood stage of 26.0 feet at 5:15 PM EST on November 17th, crested at 26.71 feet at 1:01 AM EST on the 18th, before falling back below flood stage at 5:49 PM EST on the 18th. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gansevoort | - | Trees and wires down. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Gansevoort | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gansevoort | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Gansevoort | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schuyler Heights | 0.5 miles | 28 | |
| Tanager Woods | 1.3 miles | 28 | |
| Clarks Corner | 1.8 miles | 28 | |
| Hickory Forest | 1.9 miles | 28 | |
| Jewell Corner | 1.9 miles | 27 | |
| Stonegate | 2.6 miles | 28 | |
| Forest Hills | 2.7 miles | 28 | |
| Fortsville | 2.8 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 950871. 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.











