Riparius, New York
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Johnsburg town. It lies in ZIP code area 12862. It lies near Dipper Pond Mountain. The Survey maps it on the North Creek quadrangle. It stands 883 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1895 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Riparius
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.
Riverside Train Stationlisted 1997 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 26 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.
- 1895 USGS North Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1897 USGS North Creek quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS North Creek quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS North Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
121 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Riparius between 1992 and 2020, burning about 123 acres in total. 14 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 | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 28 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | PALMER POND |
| 21 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.5 acres | New York Forest Rangers | WASHER HILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Riparius: 5 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Garnet, Sulfur-Pyrite, Feldspar, Graphite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oven Mountain Mine | Garnet, Sulfur-Pyrite, Feldspar | Past Producer | 1897, 1925 | |
| Potterville Prospect | Graphite, Sulfur-Pyrite, Mica | Occurrence | Graphite, Phlogopite, Pyrite | |
| Town of Chester Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Johnsburg Deposit | Garnet | Prospect | ||
| Oven Mountain Deposit | Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| Rexford Deposit | Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| Rexford Mine | Garnet | Past Producer | 1892, 1897 | |
| Sander Brothers Mine | Garnet | Past Producer | 1907, 1912, 1925 | |
| Wevertown Deposit | Garnet | Prospect |
Storms near this place
8 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Riparius in 8 storm reports between 2004 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 | Flood | Riparius | $10,000 | There were multiple single lane closures along Route 8 between the Riparius Bridge and Schroon River Road in Chestertown due to flooding. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riparius | - | A tree was downed on U.S. Route 9 between Loon Lake Colony Lane and Route 8 in Chester. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riparius | - | Multiple downed trees and wires were reported along NY Route 28 between Durkin Road and NY Route 8 in the Town of North Creek. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Riparius | - | River Cutoff Road was closed due to flooding. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riparius | - | A tree was downed. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riparius | - | A tree was reported down on wires on Igerna Road in Chestertown, 3 miles north of the interesction of Route 8 and Route 9, due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riparius | - | A tree was reported down on wires on Marshall Fish Road in Chestertown due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riparius | - | Trees down, blocking Route 8. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wevertown | 3.0 miles | 26 | |
| Igerna | 4.5 miles | 26 | |
| Johnsburg | 4.5 miles | 27 | |
| Holcombville | 4.9 miles | 26 | |
| Chestertown | 5.1 miles | 26 | |
| North Creek | 5.3 miles | 26 | |
| The Glen | 5.7 miles | 25 | |
| Sodom | 5.7 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 Riparius | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7335566 | 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 962541. 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.









