Meco, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Johnstown town. It lies in ZIP code area 12078. It lies near Peck Hill. The Survey maps it on the Peck Lake quadrangle.
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.


Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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
- 1946 USGS Peck Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Peck Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Peck Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Gloversville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
275 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 275 fires within 5 miles of Meco between 1993 and 2020, burning about 231 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 35 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 | 142 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
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 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | 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 |
| 3 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Meco: 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 |
Storms near this place
2 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Meco in 2 storm reports between 2000 and 2026: 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 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meco | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meco | - | Local law enforcement reported a tree down on N. Shore Road and another on Woodworth Lake Road in Gloversville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths Corners | 0.7 miles | 21 | |
| West Bush | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Gloversville | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Kingsboro | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Berkshire | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Johnstown | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Hale Mills | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Dennies Crossing | 4.0 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 956899. 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.










