Hope, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Hope town. It lies in ZIP code area 12134. It lies near Jacksons Seat. The Survey maps it on the Hope Falls quadrangle. It stands 810 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1910 to 1999The 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.


Compare 1910 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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.
- 1910 USGS Stony Creek quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrisburg quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Gloversville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Hope Falls quadrangle1:25000
- 1999 USGS Hope Falls quadrangle1:25000
Fires near this place
48 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Hope between 1992 and 2020, burning about 360 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 5 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 | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 4 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 26 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 26 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 August 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 11 August 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 5 July 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | 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 Hope: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paint Mine | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hope in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 8 flood, 2 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2022 | Flood | Hope | $50,000 | An ice jam blocking the Sacandaga River broke, causing an increase in water downstream and flooded multiple homes along River Road in the Town of Hope. Four individuals and one dog were rescued by New York State Forest Rangers. |
| December 2023 | Flood | Hope | $10,000 | The Sacandaga River at Hope rose above flood stage early in the morning on December 18 peaking at moderate flood stage during the midday hours. The river fell below flood stage during the morning hours on December 19. Flooding was observed along NY Route 30 near Hope. |
| December 1996 | Flash Flood | Hope | $5,000 | no account filed |
| December 1996 | Flash Flood | Hope | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hope | - | Trees were reported down near Wells. |
| October 2019 | Flood | Hope | - | Route 30 began to flood due to the Sacandaga River overflowing its banks. The river reached moderate flood stage at Hope at 2259EST and major flood stage at 2330EST. |
| March 2011 | Flood | Hope | - | Route 30 was closed at the intersection of Creek Road in the Town of Hope due to flooding caused by an ice jam on the Sacandaga River. |
| April 2006 | Flood | Hope | - | The Sacandaga River, at Hope, crested at 7.71 feet on April 23, 2006 at 5:25 PM EST. Flood stage is 7.0 feet. |
| November 2006 | Flood | Hope | - | The Sacandaga River at Hope exceeded its flood stage of 7.0 feet at 12:58 AM EST on November 17th, cresting at 7.79 feet at 3:45 AM EST on the 17th, before falling back below flood stage at 10:30 AM EST on the 17th. |
| October 2006 | Flood | Hope | - | On October 28, minor flooding occurred on at Hope on the Sacandaga River. The river crested at 7.25 feet at 5:15 PM EST. Flood stage is 7.0 feet. |
| October 2006 | Flood | Hope | - | The Sacandaga River at Hope crested at its 7.0-foot flood stage at 615 PM EST on October 20 before receding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin Hollow | 3.4 miles | 26 | |
| Benson | 4.0 miles | 26 | |
| Maple Grove | 5.8 miles | 23 | |
| Upper Benson | 6.2 miles | 22 | |
| Blackbridge | 6.3 miles | 26 | |
| Wells | 6.8 miles | 26 | |
| Gilmantown | 10.0 miles | 26 | |
| Griffin | 11.7 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.
| Wikipedia article on Hope | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q48742345 | 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 972625. 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.









