Kingsboro, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Gloversville City. It lies in ZIP code area 12078. The Survey maps it on the Gloversville quadrangle. It stands 899 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1903 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Kingsboro
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 within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Gustav Levor Houselisted 2005 · 1.0 miles away- Kingsboro Historic Districtlisted 1975 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 22 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.
- 1903 USGS Gloversville quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1943 USGS Gloversville quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Gloversville quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Gloversville quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Gloversville quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Gloversville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Gloversville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
303 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 303 fires within 5 miles of Kingsboro between 1993 and 2020, burning about 259 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 40 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 | 151 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
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 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.6 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Kingsboro: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Grove Diamond Mine | Gemstone | Producer | 1955 | |
| Santos Construction Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Twin Cities Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloversville | 1.0 miles | 22 | |
| Berkshire | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| Dennies Crossing | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| Smiths Corners | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| West Bush | 2.2 miles | 21 | |
| Meco | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| Broadalbin Junction | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Progress | 2.9 miles | 22 |
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 Kingsboro | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18388362 | 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 954676. 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.











