Northumberland, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Northumberland town. It lies in ZIP code area 12871. The Survey maps it on the Fort Miller quadrangle.
Then and now
1900 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Northumberland
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
Col. Sidney Berry Houselisted 2003
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1900 USGS Schuylerville quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1935 USGS Fort Miller quadrangle1:24000
- 1940 USGS Schuylerville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Schuylerville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Schuylerville 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 Ft Miller quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
150 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Northumberland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 146 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 12 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 | 75 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 15 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 1 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Northumberland: 5 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silica, Limestone, General, Dolomite, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Limestone | |
| Burgoyne Deposit | Silica | Past Producer | Stratiform | |
| Middle Falls Quarry | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Past Producer | Dolomite, Limestone | |
| Peckham Materials Corp. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Plant Number 31 | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Schuylerville Deposit | Silica | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Stark Knob Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | 1910, 1925 | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Past Producer | 1845 |
Storms near this place
7 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Northumberland in 7 storm reports between 1998 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northumberland | $1,500 | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Flood | Northumberland | $1,000 | Route 32 in both directions was closed between West River Road and Route 4 due to flooding and washout of the road. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Northumberland | - | Three feet of standing water was observed on New York Route 32 just north of U.S. Route 4 near the Town of Northumberland. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northumberland | - | Route 4 at Starks Knob Road in the town of Northumberland was closed in both directions due to downed trees. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northumberland | - | Trees and power lines were downed along Callahan Road in the town of Northumberland. A portion of the road was closed as a result of the downed trees. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Northumberland | - | Nickel size (measured) hail was reported during a thunderstorm near Northcumberland. The hail covered the ground. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northumberland | - | Law enforcement personnel reported a tree and wires blown down on Lindsay Road at Route 32. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starks Knob | 0.4 miles | 26 | |
| Bacon Hill | 1.0 miles | 27 | |
| Schuylerville | 1.9 miles | 26 | |
| Grangerville | 2.3 miles | 26 | |
| Victory Mills | 2.7 miles | 26 | |
| Forest Hills | 3.3 miles | 28 | |
| Gates | 3.6 miles | 27 | |
| Queens Court | 3.9 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 958985. 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.











