Sweets Crossing, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Northampton town. It lies in ZIP code area 12117. The Survey maps it on the Northville quadrangle.
Then and now
1899 to 1985The 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.


Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1899 USGS Broadalbin quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Broadalbin quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1945 USGS Northville quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Northville quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Northville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Gloversville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
101 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Sweets Crossing between 1992 and 2018, burning about 154 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 8 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 | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 16 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 August 1999 | Natural | 70 acres | New York Forest Rangers | ADIRONDACK COMPLEX |
| 7 July 2007 | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Sweets Crossing: 1 past producer, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Feldspar, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Quartz, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crushed Stone Products | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tyrell Quarry | Feldspar, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Werner Prospects | Feldspar, Stone, Quartz | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacandaga Park | 2.0 miles | 23 | |
| Cranberry Creek | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Northville | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Carpenters Corners | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Fish House | 4.6 miles | 23 | |
| Dennies Hollow | 5.0 miles | 22 | |
| Tomantown | 5.2 miles | 22 | |
| Benedict | 5.6 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 966927. 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.










