Johnsburg, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Johnsburg town. It lies in ZIP code area 12843. It stands on Kibby Creek. The Survey maps it on the Johnsburg quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Johnsburg
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 1 record
Riverside Train Stationlisted 1997
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 27 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.
- 1895 USGS North Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1897 USGS North Creek quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS North Creek quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Johnsburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Johnsburg between 1992 and 2020, burning about 341 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 7 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 | 34 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | PALMER POND |
| 21 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 1993 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 15 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.5 acres | New York Forest Rangers | WASHER HILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Johnsburg: 7 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Garnet, Graphite, Sulfur-Pyrite, Mineral Pigments. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crane Mountain Deposit | Mineral Pigments | Occurrence | Mineral Pigments | |
| Oven Mountain Mine | Garnet, Sulfur-Pyrite, Feldspar | Past Producer | 1897, 1925 | |
| Rowland Mine | Graphite, Sulfur-Pyrite, Quartz | Past Producer | 1837, 1900, 1910 | |
| Warrensburg Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rowland Graphite Co.Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Johnsburg Deposit | Garnet | Prospect | ||
| Oven Mountain Deposit | Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| Rexford Deposit | Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| Rexford Mine | Garnet | Past Producer | 1892, 1897 | |
| Sander Brothers Mine | Garnet | Past Producer | 1907, 1912, 1925 |
Storms near this place
3 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Johnsburg in 3 storm reports between 2005 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnsburg | - | A tree was reported down on Route 8 in Johnsburg. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnsburg | - | Trees and wires were reported down at the intersection of Route 8 and Washer Hill Road in Johnsburg as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Johnsburg | - | Route 28 washed out in the town due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wevertown | 1.5 miles | 26 | |
| Sodom | 2.3 miles | 26 | |
| Bakers Mills | 3.4 miles | 25 | |
| Riparius | 4.5 miles | 26 | |
| Edwards Hill | 4.5 miles | 27 | |
| Holcombville | 5.0 miles | 26 | |
| North Creek | 5.6 miles | 26 | |
| The Glen | 5.7 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 954101. 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.









