South Argyle, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Argyle town. It lies in ZIP code area 12809. The Survey maps it on the Cossayuna quadrangle.
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.


Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 27 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 Cambridge quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Cambridge quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Cambridge quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1903 USGS Mettawee quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Cossayuna quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Cossayuna quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Cossayuna quadrangle1:25000
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
169 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 169 fires within 5 miles of South Argyle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 293 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 18 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 | 65 |
| Debris and open burning | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 14 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of South Argyle: 2 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Limestone | |
| Al Jean Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Kenneth Tracey Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Kenneth Tracey Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Argyle in 13 storm reports between 2003 and 2022: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning, 1 flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2003 | Lightning | South Argyle | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Argyle | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | South Argyle | $5,000 | Hunter Road between Williams Road and Moore Road in the Town of Fort Edward was washed out due to flash flooding. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Argyle | - | Tree limbs were reported down near MC Neil Road and Lick Springs Road near Argyle, NY. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Argyle | - | There was a down tree reported north of Greenwich. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Argyle | - | A tree was downed along Route 40 between Coach Road Spur and County Farm Road near Argyle. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Argyle | - | Trees and wires were downed along County Route 49 between Saunders Road and State Route 40. |
| July 2021 | Flood | South Argyle | - | Moore Road remained closed in the Town of Argyle due to flooding. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | South Argyle | - | Water covered the road along a portion of County Route 49 in the Town of Argyle. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | South Argyle | - | Moore Road was closed in the Town of Argyle due to flash flooding. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Argyle | - | Trees and wires were downed on Coon Road. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Argyle | - | Trees and wires were downed on County Route 49. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Argyle | - | A tree was downed at the intersection of Route 40 and Route 49 in South Argyle due to thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lick Springs | 1.2 miles | 27 | |
| North Greenwich | 1.9 miles | 27 | |
| Cossayuna | 3.5 miles | 27 | |
| Argyle | 3.7 miles | 27 | |
| Spraguetown | 3.7 miles | 27 | |
| Bald Mountain | 4.5 miles | 27 | |
| Durkeetown | 4.7 miles | 27 | |
| Fort Miller | 4.8 miles | 27 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122555635 | 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 965662. 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.












