Kings Station, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Wilton town. It lies in ZIP code area 12831. The Survey maps it on the Corinth quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 87 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
12 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.
- 1902 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1935 USGS Corinth quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Corinth quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
265 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 265 fires within 5 miles of Kings Station between 1992 and 2020, burning about 485 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 27 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 | 109 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Smoking | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 25 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 23 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 15 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 15 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 14 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Kings Station: 7 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Graphite, Limestone, General, Dolomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphite Products Corp Mine | Graphite, Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | 1910, 1918, 1925 | |
| Graphite Products Corp. | Graphite, Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Maple Ave Quarry | Dolomite, Quartz | Producer | 1925 | |
| Railroad Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1877, 1925 | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Granite, Garnet | Past Producer | 1882, 1925 | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1927, 1975 | |
| Gansevoort Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gansevoort Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Graphite Products Corp.Mine | Graphite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kings Station in 12 storm reports between 2012 and 2022: 11 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kings Station | - | Wires reported down on the intersection of Wilton Road and Brigham Road. Brigham Road was closed due to down wires. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kings Station | - | A tree was reported down across Smith Bridge Road. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kings Station | - | A tree and powerlines were reported down at 314 Louden Road. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kings Station | - | A tree was reported down across the roadway at the intersection of Rose Terrace and Louden Road. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kings Station | - | Wires were reported down by emergency management. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kings Station | - | Downed trees blocked both lanes of Interstate 87 north of Exit 15. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kings Station | - | A tree was uprooted. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kings Station | - | A tree was downed across both lanes of traffic on Gailor Road at Parkhurst Road. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kings Station | - | Trees and wires were downed across Daniels Road near Route 9. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kings Station | - | Trees were reported down across Lewis Road and Jones Road, prompting a road closure. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kings Station | - | A large tree was downed on New Britain Drive in Wilton due to thunderstorm winds. Photos were shared to the National Weather Service via Facebook. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Kings Station | - | Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm about 4 miles north Saratoga Springs. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travers Corners | 1.6 miles | 28 | |
| Wilton | 2.3 miles | 28 | |
| Wood Knolls | 2.3 miles | 27 | |
| Gurn Spring | 2.8 miles | 28 | |
| Adirondack Estates | 3.4 miles | 28 | |
| Carlyle Estates | 3.4 miles | 27 | |
| Birch Acres | 3.4 miles | 28 | |
| The Meadows | 3.7 miles | 28 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122561072 | 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 954675. 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.











