Milton Center, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Milton town. It lies in ZIP code area 12020. It stands on Glowegee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Middle Grove quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 87 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
12 surveys from 28 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.
- 1902 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1935 USGS Middle Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Middle Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
266 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 266 fires within 5 miles of Milton Center between 1993 and 2020, burning about 218 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 42 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 | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 21 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
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 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 5 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 September 2008 | 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 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Milton Center: 7 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry Switch | Granite | Occurrence | 1825, 1882 | |
| Melton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Milton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pallette Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pompa Brothers Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hoyt Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1895, 1975 | |
| Pallette Limestone Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pompmpi Brothers Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Rock City Falls Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1917, 1925 | |
| Rowland Mills | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1882, 1887 |
Storms near this place
9 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milton Center in 9 storm reports between 1996 and 2020: 8 thunderstorm wind, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milton Center | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milton Center | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Milton Center | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milton Center | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milton Center | $4,000 | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milton Center | - | A tree and wires were downed. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milton Center | - | Power lines were reported down on Middleline Road due to thunderstorm winds. |
| February 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milton Center | - | A wind gust of 98 miles an hour was measured at the Saratoga County Airport. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milton Center | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factory Village | 1.6 miles | 28 | |
| Milton Oaks | 1.7 miles | 28 | |
| Woodland Court | 2.0 miles | 28 | |
| Geyser Gates | 2.0 miles | 28 | |
| North Milton | 2.0 miles | 28 | |
| Milton Heights | 2.0 miles | 28 | |
| Milton | 2.0 miles | 28 | |
| Rock City Falls | 2.1 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 957367. 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.











