Perth, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Perth town. It lies in ZIP code area 12010. The Survey maps it on the Broadalbin quadrangle.
Then and now
1899 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 86 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
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1899 USGS Broadalbin quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Broadalbin quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1945 USGS Broadalbin quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Broadalbin quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Broadalbin quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Gloversville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
186 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 186 fires within 5 miles of Perth between 1994 and 2020, burning about 130 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 15 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 | 100 |
| Debris and open burning | 46 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 29 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 19 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Perth: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Perth in 12 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perth | $150,000 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Perth | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perth | $20,000 | A large tree was downed across a driveway atop two cars. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perth | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Perth | - | A member of the public reported via Facebook that a tree had been knocked down on Noonan Road in Fort Johnson, blocking one lane. This occurred as a result of an outflow boundary in the wake of a thunderstorm. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perth | - | Trees were blown onto wires. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Perth | - | Several members of the public reported hail measuring as large as 2.25 inches in diameter in Perth during a thunderstorm. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perth | - | A tree was reported toppled by thunderstorm winds on Steers Road in Perth. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perth | - | Approximately 6 trees were uprooted along Route 30 near the Perth Firehouse due to strong thunderstorm winds. Additional trees were reported down on Route 107. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Perth | - | Numerous trees and power lines down. |
| July 1999 | Hail | Perth | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Perth | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Corners | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Stairs Corners | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Vail Mills | 2.6 miles | 22 | |
| Broadalbin | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Honeywell Corners | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Stever Mill | 3.8 miles | 22 | |
| West Perth | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Steele Corners | 4.3 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 960221. 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.










