Sammonsville, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Johnstown town. It lies in ZIP code area 12095. It stands on Kecks Center Creek. The Survey maps it on the Randall quadrangle.
Then and now
1896 to 1985The 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.


Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1896 USGS Fonda quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Fonda quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Fonda quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1944 USGS Randall quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Randall quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Amsterdam quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
198 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 198 fires within 5 miles of Sammonsville between 1993 and 2020, burning about 176 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 31 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 | 99 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2017 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 12 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.4 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Sammonsville: 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Platinum, Nickel, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fonda | Platinum, Nickel | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Twin Cities Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mohawk Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Randall Pitt | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sammonsville in 2 storm reports between 2022 and 2025: 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2022 | Flood | Sammonsville | $20,000 | Several roads within the cities of Gloversville and Johnstown were closed due to flooding along with some basement flooding. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sammonsville | - | A tree was downed southwest of Johnstown along New York Route 334. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kecks Center | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Eppie Corners | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| Johnstown | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Cork | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Meco | 5.4 miles | 21 | |
| Hale Mills | 5.7 miles | 22 | |
| Ephratah | 5.8 miles | 21 | |
| Garoga | 5.8 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 964340. 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.









