North River, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Johnsburg town. It lies in ZIP code area 12856. It stands on Balm of Gilead Brook. The Survey maps it on the Gore Mountain quadrangle. It stands 1,073 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1898 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 99 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
10 surveys from 27 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.
- 1898 USGS Thirteenth Lake quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Thirteenth Lake quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Raquette Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Thirteenth Lake quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Thirteenth Lake quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
32 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of North River between 2001 and 2018, burning about 139 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 20 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
| 12 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
| 17 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 10 July 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 1 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of North River: 5 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 producers, 2 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Garnet, Gemstone, Mica, Quartz, Feldspar, Granite, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Mountain Development | Gemstone | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Occurrence | Garnet, Mica, Quartz, Feldspar | Occurrence | 1925, 1975 | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Granite, Quartz, Mica | Occurrence | Granite, Mica, Quartz | |
| Barton Mine & Mill | Garnet | Producer | ||
| Black Mountain Pond Deposit | Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| Botheration Pond Deposit A | Garnet | Prospect | ||
| Botheration Pond Deposit B | Garnet | Prospect | ||
| Casey Mountain Deposit | Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| Hooper Mine | Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| Hudson River Mill | Garnet | Plant |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North River in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | North River | $156,000 | There was road and culvert damage at seven sites in the town of Johnsburg, including Harvey Road, 13th Lake Road, Brookview Terrace, Birch Mountain Road, Rogers Road, Barton Mines Road, and River Road. |
| December 2023 | Flood | North River | $10,000 | The Hudson River at North Creek rose above flood stage during the early afternoon hours on December 18 and reached moderate flood stage during the evening and overnight hours. The river fell below flood stage during the early evening hours on December 19. This resulted in water covering a portion of State Route 28. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | North River | - | Washouts occurred on 13th Lake, Parrish and Beach Roads in Johnsburg due to very heavy rainfall from thunderstorms. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Hill | 1.6 miles | 27 | |
| North Creek | 4.4 miles | 26 | |
| Holcombville | 4.9 miles | 26 | |
| Igerna | 6.8 miles | 26 | |
| Sodom | 7.6 miles | 26 | |
| Edwards Hill | 7.6 miles | 27 | |
| Bakers Mills | 8.6 miles | 25 | |
| Wevertown | 9.2 miles | 26 |
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 River | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14707113 | 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 958901. 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.









