Tripoli, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Fort Ann town. It lies in ZIP code area 12839. The Survey maps it on the Putnam Mountain 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
12 surveys from 28 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 Glens Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1897 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1938 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Glens Falls 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
- 1966 USGS Putnam Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
144 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Tripoli between 1996 and 2020, burning about 140 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 35 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 | 57 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 15 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Tripoli: 11 past producers, 10 producers. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Quartz, Iron, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Quarry | Quartz, Feldspar | Past Producer | 1910 | |
| Chestertown Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Chestertown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fort Ann Silica Deposit | Quartz, Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Potter Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite, Iron | Past Producer | 1879 | |
| Fort Ann Lower Quarry | Feldspar, Quartz | Past Producer | ||
| Fort Ann Upper Quarry | Feldspar, Quartz | Past Producer | ||
| Podunk Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1869, 1872 | |
| Podunk Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Potter Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tripoli in 1 storm report in 2020: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tripoli | - | A tree was downed onto power lines on Firehouse Way at Joe Green Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Fort Ann | 1.3 miles | 28 | |
| Pattens Mills | 1.4 miles | 28 | |
| Vaughns Corners | 1.5 miles | 29 | |
| Kingsbury | 3.2 miles | 29 | |
| Baldwin Corner | 4.6 miles | 28 | |
| Country Acres | 4.6 miles | 29 | |
| Fort Ann | 5.1 miles | 28 | |
| Hudson Falls | 6.2 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 973165. 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.











