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Loudonville, New York

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Colonie town. It lies in ZIP code area 12211. The Survey maps it on the Albany quadrangle.

Loudonville within Albany County

Then and now

1893 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 101 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Loudonville, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Loudonville, surveyed 1893

Compare 1893 against another survey:

On record in Loudonville

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 9 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 32 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

1,733 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,733 fires within 5 miles of Loudonville between 1999 and 2020, burning about 1,389 acres in total. 82 started naturally. 307 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/undetermined1059
Arson/incendiarism307
Debris and open burning101
Smoking94
Natural82
Equipment and vehicle use43
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Power generation/transmission/distribution13
Recreation and ceremony10
Railroad operations and maintenance9

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.2 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
9 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
9 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2016Arson/incendiarism6.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Albany County

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 4,700 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 4,700 specimens collected within 10 miles of Loudonville between 1760 and 1975: 2,688 Animalia, 1,324 Fungi, 633 Plantae, 33 Unrecorded, 16 Chromista, 4 Protozoa, 2 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A. Clapp and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Image SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of Diplodia crataegi FuckelDiplodia crataegi Fuckel1895Charles E. Fairman
Specimen of Coniothyrium Corda, 1840Coniothyrium Corda, 18401899not recorded
Specimen of Phyllosticta limitata PeckPhyllosticta limitata Peck1899P.L. Huested
A photograph of the species Hemaris thysbe, not of this specimenHemaris thysbe Fabricius, 17751760W.W. Hill
A photograph of the species Monotropa procera, not of this specimenMonotropa procera Torr.1817E. JamesNear Albany
Fontinalis duriaei Schimp.1825H. H. Eaton
Geastrum hygrometricum Pers.1827H. H. EatonTroy
A photograph of the species Acalypha rhomboidea, not of this specimenAcalypha rhomboidea Raf.1828J. HallTroy
A photograph of the species Alnus serrulata, not of this specimenAlnus serrulata (Aiton) Willd.1828J. HallTroy
A photograph of the species Apocynum androsaemifolium, not of this specimenApocynum androsaemifolium L.1828J. HallTroy
A photograph of the species Apocynum cannabinum, not of this specimenApocynum cannabinum L.1828J. HallTroy
A photograph of the species Asclepias amplexicaulis, not of this specimenAsclepias amplexicaulis Sm.1828J. HallTroy

All 4,700 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Loudonville: 6 producers, 5 past producers, 1 plant. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Bloating Material. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
CohoesBloating MaterialProducerSedimentary
Troy PlantPerlitePlant
Troy Sandstone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducerSedimentary
Troy Sandstone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Albany Clay PitClayProducer
Albany Clay PitClayPast Producer
Cohoes Clay PitClayPast Producer
Albany Gravel PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fort Ferry PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Fort Ferry PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Albany County

Storms near this place

16 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Loudonville in 16 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 flood, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2010FloodLoudonville$30,000Basement flooding was reported in the City of Albany, with the worst flooding around Exchange, Corning and Sumpster Streets where some basements were filled up to the first floor. The tenants of about a dozen housing units, single-family homes and apartments, were temporarily evacuated.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindLoudonville$5,000no account filed
August 1995HailLoudonville$2,000no account filed
August 1995Thunderstorm WindLoudonville$2,000no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindLoudonville-A tree and large limbs were down along US Route 9 in Loudonville.
June 2021FloodLoudonville-Standing water reported along portions of Interstate 90 in Albany.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindLoudonville-A tree was downed blocking a lane of Route 9 at Aspinwall Road.
August 2018Flash FloodLoudonville-Water was entering a building and covering a parking lot.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindLoudonville-Law enforcement reported a tree down on Princess Lane.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindLoudonville-Law enforcement reported a tree down on Cherry Tree Road.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindLoudonville-A tree was reported down in Menands due to thunderstorm winds.
September 2015FloodLoudonville-Heavy rain led to flooding in Colonie's West Albany section. Flooding occurring near the confluence of the Patroon Creek and Sand Creek, causing flooding homes on Sumpter Street. About 20 people have to be evacuated until water was able to recede. Although flooding occurred, local media reported it wasn't as bad as in past years. According to newspaper reports, this area has flooded about a dozen times in the past 15 years.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindLoudonville-Multiple trees were reported down due to thunderstorm winds about 1 mile southwest of Menands.
June 2011HailLoudonville-Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Loudonville.
July 2009Flash FloodLoudonville-The intersection of Sand Creek Road and Everett Road was closed due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall.
July 2007HailLoudonville-Penny to quarter size hail was reported in Loudonville, and covered the ground.

Every storm recorded in Albany County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Loudon Heights1.3 miles32
Newtonville1.4 miles32
Menands1.8 miles32
West Albany1.9 miles32
Roessleville2.8 miles32
Latham2.9 miles32
Yarbrough Homes3.1 miles32
Watervliet3.3 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 956047. 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.

Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.

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.