Maltaville, New York
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Malta town. It lies in ZIP code area 12118. The Survey maps it on the Round Lake 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 Maltaville
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.
Davis-Ferris OrganNational Historic Landmark · 0.9 miles away
Round Lake Auditoriumlisted 1975 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 32 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 Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1930 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Round Lake quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
275 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 275 fires within 5 miles of Maltaville between 1995 and 2020, burning about 303 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 49 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 | 127 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Smoking | 16 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 30 September 2005 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Maltaville: 5 producers, 2 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechcanicville Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Round Lake Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Collins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Collins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Willow Glen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Willow Glen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Willow Glen Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
2 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maltaville in 2 storm reports between 2015 and 2019: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maltaville | - | Large exit sign was twisted and blown over on the shoulder of Interstate 87. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maltaville | - | Multiple trees were reported down on Cold Spring Road in the town of Malta due to thunderstorm winds. A high tension power line was also downed due to the wind as well. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Lake | 0.6 miles | 32 | |
| Woodfield Estates | 0.9 miles | 32 | |
| Lake Ridge | 1.1 miles | 32 | |
| Luther Forest | 1.5 miles | 32 | |
| Malta Meadows | 1.7 miles | 32 | |
| Northwood Estates | 1.8 miles | 32 | |
| Malta | 1.9 miles | 32 | |
| Fox Wander West | 2.0 miles | 32 |
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 Q122556833 | 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 956325. 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.















