South Corinth, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Corinth town. It lies in ZIP code area 12859. The Survey maps it on the Corinth quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 87 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
12 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.
- 1902 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1935 USGS Corinth quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Corinth quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
168 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 168 fires within 5 miles of South Corinth between 1992 and 2020, burning about 324 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 25 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 | 58 |
| Debris and open burning | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of South Corinth: 5 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Feldspar, Graphite, Sulfur-Pyrite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinth Feldspar Co. Quarry | Feldspar, Quartz, Mica, Garnet | Occurrence | Biotite, Feldspar, Garnet, Quartz | |
| Rose Haupt Property Deposit | Mica, Feldspar, Quartz | Prospect | ||
| Corinth Feldspar Co. | Feldspar, Quartz | Occurrence | 1907 | |
| Empire Graphite Mine | Graphite, Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Flake Graphite Co. Property | Graphite, Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | 1906, 1919, 1925 | |
| South Cormith Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| South Cormith Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Flake Graphite Co.Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Corinth Feldspar Co.Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | ||
| Woodstock Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect |
Storms near this place
6 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Corinth in 6 storm reports between 2014 and 2024: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Corinth | - | A dozen trees were estimated to be downed off Miner Road in Porters Corners. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Corinth | - | A tree was downed on wires. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Corinth | - | There was a report of a tree down on Tannery Hill Road and Miner Road. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Corinth | - | A tree and powerlines were down in the roadway. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Corinth | - | Trees and wires were downed on Atwell Road in the town of Corinth due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Corinth | - | A tree was reported down at the intersection of Atwell Road and Wells Road in Corinth due to thunderstorm winds. The road was closed as a result of the downed tree. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Greenfield | 2.2 miles | 27 | |
| Kings | 3.2 miles | 27 | |
| Porter Corners | 3.5 miles | 27 | |
| Corinth | 3.8 miles | 27 | |
| Randall Corner | 3.8 miles | 27 | |
| Sky Ranch | 4.2 miles | 27 | |
| Palmer | 4.3 miles | 27 | |
| Greenfield Center | 4.8 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 965726. 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.











