Guilderland, New York
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Guilderland town. It lies in ZIP code area 12084. It stands on East Branch Hunger Kill. The Survey maps it on the Voorheesville 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.


On record in Guilderland
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 12 of 37 shown
Altamont Historic Districtlisted 1982
Apple Tavernlisted 1982
Jacob Crouse Innlisted 1982
Gifford Grange Halllisted 1982
Gillespie Houselisted 1982
Hamilton Union Presbyterian Churchlisted 1982
McNiven Farm Complexlisted 1982
Mynderse-Frederick Houselisted 1982
Stephen Pangburn Houselisted 1982
Charles Parker Houselisted 1982
Prospect Hill Cemetery Buildinglisted 1982
Rose Hilllisted 1982
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 30 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 Albany quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1895 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1927 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Voorheesville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 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
702 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 702 fires within 5 miles of Guilderland between 2000 and 2020, burning about 732 acres in total. 32 started naturally. 124 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 | 418 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 124 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Smoking | 39 |
| Natural | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 31 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 4,732 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 4,732 specimens collected within 10 miles of Guilderland between 1760 and 1975: 2,556 Animalia, 1,461 Fungi, 648 Plantae, 28 Unrecorded, 19 Chromista, 14 Protozoa, 6 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A. A. Heller and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Diplodia crataegi Fuckel | 1895 | Charles E. Fairman | |
![]() | Cephalozia media Lindb. | 1898 | Charles H. Peck | near Albany |
![]() | Coniothyrium Corda, 1840 | 1899 | not recorded | |
![]() | Hemaris thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | 1760 | W.W. Hill | |
![]() | Carex vestita Willd. | 1811 | P. D. Knieskern | Near Schenectady. |
![]() | Monotropa procera Torr. | 1817 | E. James | Near Albany |
![]() | Utricularia gibba L. | 1828 | J. Hall | Greenbush |
![]() | Peziza acetabulum L. | 1829 | H.H. Eaton | Albany |
![]() | Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. | 1830 | J. Torrey | Circa Albany |
![]() | Bidens tripartita L. | 1830 | Collector unspecified | Albany |
![]() | Spiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf. | 1834 | Herb. (Jas.) Macnab | Albany |
![]() | Poa cuspidata Nutt. | 1837 | A. Clapp | N. Albany. |
All 4,732 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Guilderland: 4 producers, 3 past producers. 4 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilderland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Leto Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Olivers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| South Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stitts Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Stitts Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wagner Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Guilderland in 13 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilderland | 1 hurt, $975,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilderland | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilderland | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilderland | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilderland | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilderland | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Lightning | Guilderland | $1,000 | The local fire department reported that a house was struck by lightning on Denny Road in Guilderland. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilderland | - | Wires were reported down on Kings Road between Morris Road and Curry Road as well as on Siver Road between East Old State Road and East Lydius Street in Guilderland. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilderland | - | A tree was downed across East Old State Road. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilderland | - | Wires were downed. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Guilderland | - | Quarter size hail was reported approximately 4 miles west northwest of Colonie during a thunderstorm. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guilderland | - | Numerous tree limbs, some large, were reported down in and near Guilderland due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Guilderland | - | Flash flooding occurred at a couple of locations. Western Avenue was closedat Fuller Road due to flooding. And Lishakill Road was flooded where it intersects with Consaul Road. A spotter in the vicinity of Lishakill Road, reported2.85 inches of rainfall in 70 minutes about 8 PM EST. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartmans Corners | 0.6 miles | 30 | |
| Westmere | 2.4 miles | 32 | |
| Carmen Courts | 2.8 miles | 30 | |
| Guilderland Center | 2.9 miles | 30 | |
| Fullers | 3.0 miles | 30 | |
| Fort Hunter | 3.1 miles | 30 | |
| Karner | 3.2 miles | 32 | |
| Voorheesville | 3.6 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 951901. 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.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
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.

























