Gorthey Corners, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Broadalbin town. It lies in ZIP code area 12025. It stands on Frenchman Creek. The Survey maps it on the Broadalbin quadrangle.
Then and now
1899 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 86 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
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1899 USGS Broadalbin quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Broadalbin quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1945 USGS Broadalbin quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Broadalbin quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Broadalbin quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Gloversville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
189 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 189 fires within 5 miles of Gorthey Corners between 1992 and 2019, burning about 260 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 23 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 | 77 |
| Debris and open burning | 57 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 10 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 31 August 2003 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Gorthey Corners: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gorthey Corners in 3 storm reports between 2016 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gorthey Corners | - | Local law enforcement reported a tree and wires down on County Road 110 in Benedict, NY. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gorthey Corners | - | Six structures were damaged due to downed trees from thunderstorm winds in Broadalbin on the shore of Great Sacandaga Lake. The homes were reported to have sustained moderate damage. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gorthey Corners | - | Several trees were downed at Birch Haven Campground on the eastern shore of Great Sacandaga Lake in Broadalbin. Campers were not able to enter or exit the campground due to the amount of downed trees. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Broadalbin | 0.6 miles | 22 | |
| Benedict | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Union Mills | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Stever Mill | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Steele Corners | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Broadalbin | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Mills Corners | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Fish House | 3.6 miles | 23 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122547202 | The 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 951391. 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.










