Grays Corners, New York
33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Halfmoon town. It lies in ZIP code area 12065. The Survey maps it on the Niskayuna quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 96 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
16 surveys from 33 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.
- 1893 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1930 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Niskayuna quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
733 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 733 fires within 5 miles of Grays Corners between 1992 and 2020, burning about 725 acres in total. 38 started naturally. 109 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 | 431 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 109 |
| Smoking | 66 |
| Natural | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Grays Corners: 10 producers, 8 past producers. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Bloating Material. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohoes | Bloating Material | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Cohoes Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cohoes Mine and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Fannucci & Sons Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fort Ferry Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Fort Ferry Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pollock Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pollock Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Cohoes Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Cohoes Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grays Corners in 12 storm reports between 2010 and 2026: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Flood | Grays Corners | $500 | A local news station reporter was seen reporting from Riverview Road in the town of Halfmoon in Saratoga County on the evening of March 9th. In their report, they stated that Riverview Road was closed near Boyack Road in Halfmoon. Here, water from a small stream stemming off the Mohawk River was overrunning a low point in the road, causing the closure. According to the report, water was beginning to recede just before 7 PM when it had, just an hour prior, been rather high. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays Corners | - | A report of downed trees on Martin Court in Clifton Park was reported via social media to NWS Albany. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays Corners | - | A large tree limb was downed on Crescent Road in the Town of Clifton Park. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays Corners | - | Tree limbs and power poles were downed at Dunsback Road in the Town of Halfmoon. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays Corners | - | Tree and wires downed in Clifton Park Center. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays Corners | - | A retired NWS employee estimated 60 mph wind gusts. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays Corners | - | A tree was downed across Village Drive. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays Corners | - | Trees were reported down. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Grays Corners | - | Quarter size (measured) hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Clifton Park. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Grays Corners | - | Quarter size (measured) hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Clifton Park. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays Corners | - | Trees and wires were reported down on Lapp Road in Clifton Park due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grays Corners | - | One tree was reported down in West Crescent due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halfmoon Beach | 1.2 miles | 33 | |
| Crescent | 1.4 miles | 31 | |
| Midway Park | 1.6 miles | 31 | |
| Halfmoon | 2.2 miles | 31 | |
| Flagler Corners | 3.1 miles | 33 | |
| Clifton Park | 3.2 miles | 33 | |
| Newtown | 4.0 miles | 31 | |
| Vischer Ferry | 4.0 miles | 33 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 951611. 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.















