Spraguetown, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Greenwich town. It lies in ZIP code area 12834. 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
159 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Spraguetown between 1994 and 2020, burning about 168 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 14 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 | 82 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
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 |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 11 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Spraguetown: 5 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Dolomite, Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peckham Materials Corp. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bald Mountain Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Limestone | |
| Middle Falls Quarry | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Past Producer | Dolomite, Limestone | |
| Plant Number 31 | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Past Producer | 1845 | |
| 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
7 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spraguetown in 7 storm reports between 2018 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Spraguetown | $10,000 | A local emergency manager reported the partial wash out of Derby Road in the town of Greenwich. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spraguetown | - | A tree was downed along Spraguetown Road in the Hamlet of Middle Falls. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spraguetown | - | Trees and wires were downed on State Route 40. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spraguetown | - | Trees and wires were downed on Rabbit Road. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spraguetown | - | Trees and wires were downed on Derby Road. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spraguetown | - | Multiple wires, poles and trees were downed on County Route 113 and County Route 70 in the town of Greenwich. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spraguetown | - | Route 40 at Cottrell Road in the town of Greenwich was closed in both directions due to a 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 Greenwich | 1.8 miles | 27 | |
| Center Falls | 2.5 miles | 27 | |
| Greenwich | 3.1 miles | 27 | |
| Bald Mountain | 3.2 miles | 27 | |
| Battenville | 3.3 miles | 27 | |
| Middle Falls | 3.3 miles | 26 | |
| South Argyle | 3.7 miles | 27 | |
| Lick Springs | 4.0 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 973107. 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.












