Glen, New York
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Glen town. It lies in ZIP code area 12072. The Survey maps it on the Tribes Hill quadrangle.
Then and now
1896 to 1985The 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 Glen
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 1 record
Glen Historic Districtlisted 2001
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1896 USGS Fonda quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Fonda quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Fonda quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1944 USGS Tribes Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Tribes Hill quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Amsterdam quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
90 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Glen between 2001 and 2020, burning about 89 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 10 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 | 52 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2017 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.4 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 August 2013 | 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 Glen: 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Platinum, Nickel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fonda | Platinum, Nickel | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Mohawk Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Randall Pitt | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
22 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glen in 22 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 16 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen | $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen | $22,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen | $19,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Glen | $5,000 | Several roads were closed across Montgomery County due to flash flooding from very heavy rainfall. Some of the roads that were closed included, but were not limited to, Logtown Road and Van Epps Road near Glen.||In addition, a minor mud slide occurred at the intersection of Route 5 and Switzer Hill Road just east of Fonda, after a culvert underneath Route 5 was inundated. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen | - | A tree was downed across Route 5S west of Gordon Road. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen | - | Trees were reported down near Fultonville. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen | - | A tree fell through a structural building near Mill Point. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen | - | Numerous trees downed and snapped in the Hamlet of Auriesville. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen | - | Trees were downed on Logtown Road in the Town of Glen. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen | - | A tree was down blocking a road. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen | - | The public reported a tree down on the road via Facebook. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen | - | A tree was blown down across two lanes of traffic. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Glen | - | Tennis ball sized hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Glen. |
| December 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen | - | Trees were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Glen. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Glen | - | Observed hail size ranged from pea to quarter-size. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Glen | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Glen | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Glen | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auriesville | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Charleston | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Fultonville | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Wellsville | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Fonda | 4.5 miles | 21 | |
| Fort Hunter | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Stone Ridge | 4.8 miles | 21 | |
| Lost Valley | 5.0 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 951165. 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.









