Rexford, New York
33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Clifton Park town. It lies in ZIP code area 12148. The Survey maps it on the Schenectady quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Rexford
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 2 records
Nathan Garnsey Houselisted 2012
Cyrus Rexford Houselisted 2011
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 33 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.
- 1893 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1930 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
550 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 550 fires within 5 miles of Rexford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 432 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 116 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 | 276 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 116 |
| Smoking | 48 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 27 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2008 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Rexford: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotia Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Scotia Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rexford in 11 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rexford | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rexford | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rexford | - | A tree was downed along Route 146 and Riverview Road in the Rexford section of Clifton Park. |
| August 2023 | Funnel Cloud | Rexford | - | A funnel cloud was observed looking westward on Clifton Country Road. No damage was spotted. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rexford | - | Trees were downed. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rexford | - | A large oak tree was uprooted and several cedar trees were downed. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rexford | - | A tree was downed onto service wires to a residence. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rexford | - | Tree and wires downed on Riverview Road. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Rexford | - | Law Enforecement reported flash flooding along Riverview Road in Rexford from showers and thunderstorms. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Rexford | - | Penny size hail was reported in Rexford during a thunderstorm. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Rexford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groom Corners | 2.7 miles | 33 | |
| Clifton Park Center | 3.6 miles | 33 | |
| Burnt Hills | 3.9 miles | 34 | |
| Ballston Lake | 4.2 miles | 32 | |
| Elnora | 4.5 miles | 32 | |
| Garrison Manor | 4.6 miles | 34 | |
| Tucker Heights | 4.7 miles | 34 | |
| Fruitwood Acres | 4.8 miles | 34 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 962419. 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.















