Stony Creek, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Stony Creek town. It lies in ZIP code area 12878. It stands on Roaring Branch. The Survey maps it on the Stony Creek quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 86 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Stony Creek
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Methodist Episcopal Churchlisted 2010
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 23 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.
- 1903 USGS Luzerne quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Lake Luzerne quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Stony Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
52 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Stony Creek between 1994 and 2020, burning about 193 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 2 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 | 24 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | HIGH STREET FIRE |
| 25 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | STONY CREEK RD |
| 11 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 5 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | THOMPSON MT |
| 4 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 August 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Stony Creek: 3 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Asbestos, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Occurrence | Asbestos | Past Producer | 1875, 1911 | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | 1922 | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Granite | Occurrence | 1915, 1922 | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Granite | Occurrence | 1925 |
Storms near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stony Creek in 4 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 2 flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | Stony Creek | $200,000 | Stony Creek Road was washed out. There was also damage to a retaining wall. |
| December 2023 | Flood | Stony Creek | $50,000 | Harrisburg Road (Route 22) in Stony Creek was limited to one lane in places due to damage from flooding. |
| December 2023 | Flood | Stony Creek | $25,000 | Warrensburg Road (Route 3) near Thurman was impacted by flooding. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stony Creek | - | A tree was reported down in Stony Creek due to strong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowelhurst | 5.0 miles | 23 | |
| Athol | 6.6 miles | 24 | |
| Fourth Lake | 7.0 miles | 25 | |
| Thurman | 7.6 miles | 27 | |
| Harrisburg | 7.8 miles | 23 | |
| Lake Vanare | 8.5 miles | 25 | |
| Lake Luzerne | 9.2 miles | 25 | |
| Garnet Lake | 9.2 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 966549. 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.








