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Maywood, 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 12205. The Survey maps it on the Albany quadrangle.

Maywood 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 Maywood, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Maywood, surveyed 1893

Compare 1893 against another survey:

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

974 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 974 fires within 5 miles of Maywood between 1999 and 2020, burning about 1,088 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 191 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/undetermined556
Arson/incendiarism191
Smoking65
Debris and open burning51
Natural41
Equipment and vehicle use40
Power generation/transmission/distribution16
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes1

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 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
9 September 2010Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Albany County

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 5,016 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 5,016 specimens collected within 10 miles of Maywood between 1760 and 1975: 2,880 Animalia, 1,383 Fungi, 690 Plantae, 34 Unrecorded, 16 Chromista, 7 Protozoa, 6 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 Carex vestita, not of this specimenCarex vestita Willd.1811P. D. KnieskernNear Schenectady.
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

All 5,016 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Maywood: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Niskayuna Clay PitClayProducer
Niskayuna Clay PitClayPast Producer
Verdun Clay PitClayProducer
Verdun Clay PitClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Albany County

Storms near this place

4 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maywood in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2015: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2015HailMaywood-Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm on Fairway Lane in Colonie via Facebook.
July 2014Flash FloodMaywood-Thunderstorm heavy rainfall led to flash flooding in Colonie. The Lisha Kill Creek overflowed its banks and flooded Consaul Road.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindMaywood-Two trees were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Colonie.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindMaywood-An estimated wind gust of 60 mph was reported at the Lisha Kill Middle School in Colonie.

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
Lisha Kill0.7 miles33
Karner1.4 miles32
Stanford Heights2.0 miles33
Colonie2.4 miles32
Shakers2.8 miles32
Verdoy3.4 miles33
Westmere3.7 miles32
Guilderland3.7 miles30

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 956715. 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.