Thurman, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Thurman town. It lies in ZIP code area 12885. It lies near Partridge Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Johnsburg 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
10 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 North Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1897 USGS North Creek quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS North Creek quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Johnsburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
59 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Thurman between 1995 and 2020, burning about 293 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 4 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 | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | ROUTE 418 FIRE |
| 7 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | MEASLES FIRE |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | HIGH STREET FIRE |
| 20 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 16 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 August 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 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
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Thurman: 5 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Asbestos, Marble, Dimension, Graphite, Mineral Pigments. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crane Mountain Deposit | Mineral Pigments | Occurrence | Mineral Pigments | |
| Parker Mine | Garnet | Past Producer | 1892, 1897 | |
| Pottersville Prospect | Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Warrensburg Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Carlton W. Blank Property Deposit | Asbestos | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Asbestos | Past Producer | 1875, 1911 | |
| Verd-Antique Marble Co Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | 1850, 1882 |
Storms near this place
8 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thurman in 8 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 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 | Thurman | $600,000 | Eleven roads in the town of Thurman were damaged due to flooding. |
| December 2023 | Flood | Thurman | $10,000 | Glen Creek Road was closed due to a road washout and flooding. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thurman | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thurman | - | Multiple trees were reported down in the Town of Thurman, one of which fell onto a camper. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thurman | - | Numerous trees and wires were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Thurman. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Thurman | - | Ping-pong ball size hail was reported in Thurman during a thunderstorm. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thurman | - | Several trees were reported down in Thurman due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thurman | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Thurman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Glen | 4.5 miles | 25 | |
| Athol | 4.8 miles | 24 | |
| Garnet Lake | 5.1 miles | 25 | |
| Johnsburg | 6.3 miles | 27 | |
| Wevertown | 7.0 miles | 26 | |
| Stony Creek | 7.6 miles | 23 | |
| Warrensburg | 7.8 miles | 24 | |
| Darrowsville | 8.0 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 973156. 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.









