Hogtown, New York
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Fort Ann town. It lies in ZIP code area 12827. The Survey maps it on the Shelving Rock quadrangle.
Then and now
1897 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 92 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
10 surveys from 31 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.
- 1897 USGS Bolton quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Bolton quadrangle1:62500, 13 printings
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Bolton Landing quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Shelving Rock quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
78 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Hogtown between 1993 and 2020, burning about 146 acres in total. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 37 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | LACZKO POINT FIRE |
| 7 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | DOG FIRE |
| 4 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 45 acres | New York Forest Rangers | SLEEPING BEAUTY MTN |
| 29 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | LAKE SHORE POINT FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Hogtown: 12 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Graphite, Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur-Pyrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adirondack Mining and Milling Co Mine | Graphite, Quartz, Feldspar, Mica | Past Producer | 1904, 1907 | |
| Hooper Brothers Mine | Graphite, Quartz, Feldspar, Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | 1916, 1921 | |
| Mount Hope Mine | Iron, Quartz, Sulfur-Pyrite, Feldspar | Past Producer | 1879, 1881 | |
| Potter Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite, Iron | Past Producer | 1879 | |
| Silver Leaf Co. Prospect | Graphite, Feldspar, Quartz | Occurrence | 1904, 1907 | |
| Champlain Graphite Co. Mine | Graphite, Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Hooper Bros. Mine | Graphite, Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | Graphite, Pyrite | |
| Lee Pit No. 1 & 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stiles Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mount Hope Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hope | 1.7 miles | 28 | |
| Iron Furnace | 1.8 miles | 28 | |
| South Bay | 2.6 miles | 31 | |
| Comstock | 7.5 miles | 28 | |
| West Fort Ann | 7.7 miles | 28 | |
| Fort Ann | 8.2 miles | 28 | |
| Whitehall | 8.5 miles | 30 | |
| Huletts Landing | 8.6 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 952969. 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.









