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Gilboa, New York

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Gilboa town. It lies in ZIP code area 12076. It stands on Platter Kill. The Survey maps it on the Gilboa quadrangle.

Gilboa within Schoharie County

Then and now

1901 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Gilboa, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Gilboa, surveyed 1901

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 22 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

58 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Gilboa between 1992 and 2020, burning about 107 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined26
Debris and open burning10
Natural6
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Equipment and vehicle use4
Arson/incendiarism4
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
4 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
24 August 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreNew York Forest Rangersnot named
24 August 2001Debris and open burning1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
7 July 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
29 July 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
20 July 2013Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
13 July 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
11 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Schoharie County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Gilboa: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Wawaywando PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Schoharie County

Storms near this place

9 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gilboa in 9 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2000Thunderstorm WindGilboa$15,000no account filed
December 2023FloodGilboa-The Schoharie Creek at Gilboa Bridge rose above flood stage during the morning hours on December 18 and rose to moderate flood stage later in the morning into the evening hours. The river fell below flood stage in the early morning hours on December 19.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindGilboa-Trees were downed across the Town of Gilboa.
June 2014Flash FloodGilboa-Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms led to flash flooding on South Gilboa Road just west of State Route 30 near Conesville. The road was partially washed away and several people in a trailer surrounded by flood waters needed to be rescued.
June 2014Flash FloodGilboa-Heavy rain from thunderstorms led to flash flooding in the town of Gilboa. The Platter Kill Creek flooded Flat Creek Road and the road was impassable due to the flooding.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindGilboa-A tree was reported down in Gilboa due to strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2006FloodGilboa-A trained spotter reported that Campbell Road in Gilboa was closed due to flooding from the Keyserkill Creek. A State of Emergency was in effect in Schoharie County.
June 2006FloodGilboa-A trained spotter reported that there was a mud slide across Stryker Road in Gilboa.
September 2004Flash FloodGilboa-South Gilboa Road, Bear Ladder Road, Redling Road, and State Road 30 closed due to flooding.

Every storm recorded in Schoharie 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
West Conesville1.8 miles22
Flat Creek3.3 miles22
Conesville3.8 miles22
South Gilboa4.7 miles17
Owlsville4.9 miles22
North Blenheim5.1 miles22
Mackey5.3 miles22
South Gilboa Station6.3 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 951100. 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.