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Palmer, New York

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Corinth town. It lies in ZIP code area 12822. It stands on Sand Brook. The Survey maps it on the Corinth quadrangle.

Palmer within Saratoga County

Then and now

1902 to 1989

The 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 sheet of Palmer, surveyed 1989
Topographic sheet of Palmer, surveyed 1902

On record in Palmer

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 within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 27 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

126 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of Palmer between 1992 and 2020, burning about 232 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 13 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/undetermined55
Recreation and ceremony16
Debris and open burning14
Arson/incendiarism13
Natural9
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Equipment and vehicle use7
Smoking3
Misuse of fire by a minor2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2015Recreation and ceremony2.0 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 September 2015Recreation and ceremony1.9 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
24 September 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
14 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
14 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
14 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Saratoga County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Palmer: 4 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Feldspar, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Marble, Dimension, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Corinth Feldspar Co. QuarryFeldspar, Quartz, Mica, GarnetOccurrenceBiotite, Feldspar, Garnet, Quartz
Mt. Anthony ProspectFeldspar, IronPast Producer1910, 1927
Unnamed OccurrenceGraniteOccurrence1922, 1975
Corinth Feldspar Co.Feldspar, QuartzOccurrence1907
Pallette QuarryMarble, DimensionPast ProducerMetamorphic
Pallette QuarryMarble, DimensionProducer
South Cormith Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
South Cormith Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Corinth Feldspar Co.ProspectFeldsparProspect
Woodstock ProspectFeldsparProspect

Every working recorded in Saratoga County

Storms near this place

11 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Palmer in 11 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
December 2023FloodPalmer$2,000The Hudson River overflowing its banks resulted in flooding at Jessup's Landing in Corinth.
May 2025HailPalmer-A report of one inch hail near Corinth was received from a member of the public on social media.
June 2023HailPalmer-Hail of at least one inch in diameter was reported in Corinth.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindPalmer-Downed trees and wires were reported near Corinth.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindPalmer-Trees and wires were downed in the Town of Corinth.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindPalmer-A tree was downed on Gabriel Road.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindPalmer-Power lines were down in the roadway.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindPalmer-Trees and wires were downed at the River Road Campground near Route 9N.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindPalmer-A tree was reported down and on top of a parked car due to thunderstorm winds in Corinth.
October 2010FloodPalmer-Numerous roads were reported closed due to flooding in Clifton Park, Stillwater, Northumberland and Moreau.
June 2009HailPalmer-Quarter size hail was reported in Corinth during a thunderstorm.

Every storm recorded in Saratoga County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Corinth0.8 miles27
Randall Corner2.5 miles27
South Corinth4.3 miles27
Hadley5.2 miles25
Ashfords Way5.6 miles28
Grants Woods5.6 miles28
Wilton5.9 miles28
North Greenfield6.1 miles27

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 959778. 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.