Newtonville, 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 12110. The Survey maps it on the Albany quadrangle. It stands 367 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1893 to 1994The 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.


Compare 1893 against another survey:
On record in Newtonville
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 1 record
Newtonville Post Officelisted 1973
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 Albany quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1895 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1927 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Albany quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Albany quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Albany quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1,661 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,661 fires within 5 miles of Newtonville between 1999 and 2020, burning about 1,336 acres in total. 85 started naturally. 288 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 | 1017 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 288 |
| Debris and open burning | 95 |
| Smoking | 94 |
| Natural | 85 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 43 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 4,594 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 4,594 specimens collected within 10 miles of Newtonville between 1760 and 1975: 2,608 Animalia, 1,317 Fungi, 614 Plantae, 33 Unrecorded, 15 Chromista, 4 Protozoa, 3 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 | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Diplodia crataegi Fuckel | 1895 | Charles E. Fairman | |
![]() | Coniothyrium Corda, 1840 | 1899 | not recorded | |
![]() | Phyllosticta limitata Peck | 1899 | P.L. Huested | |
![]() | Hemaris thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | 1760 | W.W. Hill | |
![]() | Monotropa procera Torr. | 1817 | E. James | Near Albany |
| Fontinalis duriaei Schimp. | 1825 | H. H. Eaton | ||
| Geastrum hygrometricum Pers. | 1827 | H. H. Eaton | Troy | |
![]() | Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
![]() | Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Willd. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
![]() | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
![]() | Apocynum cannabinum L. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
![]() | Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
All 4,594 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Newtonville: 11 producers, 7 past producers, 1 plant. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Bloating Material. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohoes | Bloating Material | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Troy Plant | Perlite | Plant | ||
| Cohoes Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cohoes Mine and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Troy Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Troy Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Albany Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fort Ferry Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Fort Ferry Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pollock Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newtonville in 14 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. 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 2021 | Lightning | Newtonville | $20,000 | Lightning struck a house on Old Niskayuna Road near the Hamlet of Loudonville causing a fire. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newtonville | - | Route 9 was closed between Osborne Road and Spring Street Road due to downed wires near the Hamlet of Loudonville. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newtonville | - | Trees downed near Maxwell Drive and Ashley Drive. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newtonville | - | Large tree limbs were reported down. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newtonville | - | A tree was downed. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newtonville | - | A tree was downed. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newtonville | - | A tree was downed. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newtonville | - | Law enforcement reported a tree down on Osborne Road. |
| September 2015 | Flood | Newtonville | - | A spotter reported street flooding on East Hills Road in Watervliet as a result of heavy rainfall. The water rushing down the street had a depth of 4 to 6 inches in spots. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newtonville | - | Trees were reported down on wires with power outages due to strong thunderstorm winds approximately 5 miles northeast of Albany. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Newtonville | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Loudonville during a thunderstorm. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Newtonville | - | Flash flooding caused water to overflow on East Hills Road in Loudonville, approximately 300 yards south of Route 155. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Newtonville | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Newtonville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loudonville | 1.4 miles | 32 | |
| Latham | 1.6 miles | 32 | |
| Loudon Heights | 2.7 miles | 32 | |
| Whitney Estates | 2.8 miles | 33 | |
| Menands | 2.9 miles | 32 | |
| Shakers | 3.0 miles | 32 | |
| West Albany | 3.0 miles | 32 | |
| Watervliet | 3.1 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.
| Wikipedia article on Newtonville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14707095 | 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 958530. 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.

























