Low Hampton, New York
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Hampton town. It lies in ZIP code area 12887. It lies near Hampton Hill. The Survey maps it on the Thorn Hill quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Low Hampton
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.
William Miller Farm Historic District (Boundary Increase)listed 1994 · 0.9 miles away
William Miller Chapel and Ascension Rocklisted 1975 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 29 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.
- 1893 USGS Whitehall quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Whitehall quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Whitehall quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1902 USGS Whitehall quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1946 USGS Thorn Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Thorn Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Whitehall quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
39 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Low Hampton between 1998 and 2018, burning about 42 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 8 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 | 18 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 July 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 June 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 June 2004 | 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
10 of 45 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 45 workings within 5 miles of Low Hampton: 28 producers, 17 past producers. 28 still produce. What was taken out: Slate, Dimension, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arana Marble Co. Mine | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1897 | |
| Eureka Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hampton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Natural Slate Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Alliance and Bungaloo Quarries | Stone, Dimension | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Blissville Slate Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Boston Quarry, Taran Bros. | Stone, Dimension | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Eagle Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Eureka Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Evergreen Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | Metamorphic |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Whitehall | 3.7 miles | 29 | |
| Hampton | 4.9 miles | 29 | |
| Whitehall | 6.0 miles | 30 | |
| Grays Corner | 6.0 miles | 30 | |
| Chubbs Dock | 8.0 miles | 31 | |
| Raceville | 8.4 miles | 27 | |
| Dresden | 8.4 miles | 31 | |
| Dresden Center | 8.4 miles | 31 |
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 Q122555621 | 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 972742. 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.












