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The Glen, New York

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Johnsburg town. It lies in ZIP code area 12885. It stands on Glen Creek. The Survey maps it on The Glen quadrangle.

The Glen within Warren County

Then and now

1895 to 1989

The 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 sheet of The Glen, surveyed 1989
Topographic sheet of The Glen, surveyed 1895

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 25 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

73 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of The Glen between 2000 and 2020, burning about 250 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 9 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/undetermined18
Natural12
Debris and open burning12
Arson/incendiarism9
Recreation and ceremony8
Equipment and vehicle use6
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
28 September 2007Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
22 September 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreNew York Forest RangersPALMER POND
20 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 September 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
2 September 2007Naturalunder an acreNew York Forest RangersPACK FOREST
2 September 2000Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
16 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Warren County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of The Glen: 6 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Marble, Dimension, Garnet, Mica, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Carlton W. Blank Property DepositAsbestosPast Producer
Chestertown OccurrenceMica, Feldspar, QuartzPast Producer1897, 1922
Warrensburg PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Chestertown ProspectMicaProspect
Parker MineGarnetPast Producer1892, 1897
Sander Brothers MineGarnetPast Producer1907, 1912, 1925
Unnamed MineMarble, DimensionPast ProducerMetamorphic
Verd-Antique Marble Co QuarryMarble, DimensionPast Producer1850, 1882

Every working recorded in Warren County

Storms near this place

8 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names The Glen in 8 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flood, 1 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
December 2023FloodThe Glen$10,000Dippikill Road was closed due to flooding. The floodwaters cut off the bridge near Glen Creek Road.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindThe Glen-Several trees were downed along U.S. Route 9 near Spruce Mountain between Warrensburg and Chestertown.
July 2024Tornado (EF0)The Glen-A National Weather Service storm survey determined that an EF-0 tornado occurred across central Warren County. The tornado began along Route 28 just south of The Glen where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted and several utility poles were also snapped or downed. The tornado traveled to the northeast and produced additional tree damage along State Route 9 including Art Tennyson Road, Palermo Road, Tripp Lake Road and the Green Mansions development area. The tornado then veered to an east to east-northeasterly direction for the rest of its path crossing Interstate 87 near exit 24 producing pockets of additional tree damage. The tornado dissipated near Federal Hill Road. Estimated maximum winds were 85 mph with a path length of 9.64 miles and path width of 150 yards.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindThe Glen-Trees were downed on power lines as well as a few vehicles and a home.
September 2021Thunderstorm WindThe Glen-Route 9 in the town of Warrensburg (one mile north of Route 28) was closed due to several downed trees.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindThe Glen-All lanes on Route 28 at Glen Athol Road were closed due to downed trees in the town of Thurman.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindThe Glen-A tree was reported down on Route 28 in Warrensburg one mile north of Golf Course Road due to strong thunderstorm winds.
May 2017HailThe Glen-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Warren County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Darrowsville3.6 miles25
Thurman4.5 miles27
Wevertown5.4 miles26
Riparius5.7 miles26
Johnsburg5.7 miles27
Chestertown5.8 miles26
Athol6.4 miles24
South Horicon7.3 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 974263. 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.