Sherwood Park, New York
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in East Greenbush town. It lies in ZIP code area 12144. It lies near Grandview Hill. The Survey maps it on the East Greenbush 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.


Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 31 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 Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1925 USGS Troy quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS East Greenbush quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS East Greenbush quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
781 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 781 fires within 5 miles of Sherwood Park between 2000 and 2020, burning about 567 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 154 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 | 467 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 154 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Natural | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Smoking | 21 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Natural | 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
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Sherwood Park: 8 producers, 4 past producers, 1 plant, 1 occurrence. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Hill Deposit | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| East Greenbush Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| East Greenbush Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rensselaer Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rensselear Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Albany Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Beberwick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| C.E. Wicks Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Castleton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Haight Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sherwood Park in 9 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 2 hail. 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 | Sherwood Park | $2,000 | Portions of Ridge Road in East Greenbush were closed due to flooding. |
| December 2023 | Flood | Sherwood Park | $2,000 | Portions of Michael Road in East Greenbush were closed due to flooding. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood Park | $2,000 | A large tree was downed onto a car. |
| April 2022 | Flood | Sherwood Park | - | The southbound lane of U.S. Routes 9 and 20 were closed at Elliot Avenue due to flooding. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood Park | - | Numerous trees and wires were downed from Ridge Road to Phillips Road north of Hays Road near East Greenbush. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood Park | - | Powerlines were downed along Columbia Turnpike near East Greenbush. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Sherwood Park | - | A Skywarn spotter reported quarter size hail fell from a thunderstorm in East Greenbush. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwood Park | - | Trees were down on Point View Drive and Phillips Road in East Greenbush as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Sherwood Park | - | Hail a little larger than quarters was reported during a thunderstorm in East Greenbush. The hail completely covered the ground along State Route 4. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Park | 0.8 miles | 31 | |
| Hampton Manor | 1.3 miles | 31 | |
| East Greenbush | 1.3 miles | 31 | |
| Clinton Heights | 1.3 miles | 31 | |
| Couse | 1.3 miles | 31 | |
| Prospect Heights | 1.4 miles | 31 | |
| Clinton Park | 1.5 miles | 31 | |
| Rensselaer | 2.9 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 965098. 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.














