North Creek, New York
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Johnsburg town. It lies in ZIP code area 12853. It stands on North Creek. The Survey maps it on the North Creek quadrangle. 562 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,030 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1895 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in North Creek
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
North Creek Railroad Station Complexlisted 1976
Population over time
2 figuresNorth Creek fell from 616 to 562 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 616 | |
| 2020 | 562 | -54 (-9%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 26 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.
- 1895 USGS North Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1897 USGS North Creek quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS North Creek quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS North Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
61 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of North Creek between 2001 and 2020, burning about 67 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 2 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 | 36 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | NORTH CREEK FIRE |
| 17 August 2006 | 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
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of North Creek: 4 past producers, 2 prospects, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Garnet, Sulfur-Pyrite, Feldspar, Mica, Quartz, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oven Mountain Mine | Garnet, Sulfur-Pyrite, Feldspar | Past Producer | 1897, 1925 | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Garnet, Mica, Quartz, Feldspar | Occurrence | 1925, 1975 | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Granite, Quartz, Mica | Occurrence | Granite, Mica, Quartz | |
| Barton Mine & Mill | Garnet | Producer | ||
| Botheration Pond Deposit A | Garnet | Prospect | ||
| Botheration Pond Deposit B | Garnet | Prospect | ||
| Oven Mountain Deposit | Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| Rexford Deposit | Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| Rexford Mine | Garnet | Past Producer | 1892, 1897 |
Storms near this place
13 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Creek in 13 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 5 flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2019 | Flood | North Creek | $202,000 | There were 22 roads in the Town of Chester damaged by flooding. |
| December 2023 | Flood | North Creek | $5,000 | Bird Pond Road was reported closed due to flooding. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Creek | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Creek | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Hail | North Creek | - | Via social media, a member of the public reported up to 1 inch diameter size hail in North Creek. |
| November 2019 | Flood | North Creek | - | The Hudson River at North Creek reached moderate flood stage between 0404EST 1 November and 0152EST 2 November, cresting at 11.83 feet at 1100EST 1 November. The high waters cut off homes along East Hudson River Drive, prompting at least one evacuation. |
| July 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | North Creek | - | A National Weather Service Storm Survey determined that a brief EF0 tornado occurred in the village of North Creek. The tornado was accompained by a microburst, which occurred to the south of the tornado track. The tornado tracked for about one mile, beginning near Route 28 in North Creek and moved north-northeast. The tornado lifted after crossing the Hudson River on Bird Pond Road. Most of the damage occurred to hardwood and softwood trees along the path, with the only damage to structures due to fallen trees. Video evidence of the tornado was provided by a local resident through emergency services. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Creek | - | A COOP Observer reported trees were downed due to thunderstorm winds in North Creek. |
| April 2011 | Flood | North Creek | - | The Hudson River at North Creek rapidly rose due to runoff from the very heavy rainfall from thunderstorms. This resulted in up to 4 feet of water flowing over the low points of Old River Road cutting off access to a dozen households. |
| March 2011 | Flood | North Creek | - | Old River Road in North Creek was closed due to flooding with water levels ranging from a few inches up to almost 4 feet. Some residents were evacuated. |
| May 2006 | Hail | North Creek | - | The fire chief, at North Creek reported one-inch hail in North Creek. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Creek | - | The North Creek fire chief reported trees were blown down in North Creek. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | North Creek | - | Road washouts on River Road and Cobble Creek Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holcombville | 0.7 miles | 26 | |
| Igerna | 3.9 miles | 26 | |
| Sodom | 4.3 miles | 26 | |
| North River | 4.4 miles | 27 | |
| Wevertown | 5.0 miles | 26 | |
| Riparius | 5.3 miles | 26 | |
| Christian Hill | 5.6 miles | 27 | |
| Johnsburg | 5.6 miles | 27 |
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 North Creek | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3344111 | 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 958763. 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.









