Ushers, New York
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Halfmoon town. It lies in ZIP code area 12151. It stands on Dwaas Kill. The Survey maps it on the Round Lake quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 96 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
16 surveys from 32 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.
- 1893 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1930 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Round Lake quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Schenectady quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
412 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 412 fires within 5 miles of Ushers between 1992 and 2020, burning about 566 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 79 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 | 198 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 79 |
| Smoking | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Natural | 28 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 30 September 2005 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 September 2010 | 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
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Ushers: 6 producers, 4 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemstreet Park Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Hemstreet Park Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mechcanicville Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Round Lake Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Collins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Collins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| G. Fannucci Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Willow Glen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Willow Glen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Willow Glen Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ushers in 10 storm reports between 1998 and 2021: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 68 injuries. 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ushers | 1 killed | A pine tree fell onto a car and resulted in a fatality. |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F3) | Ushers | 68 hurt, $60,000,000 | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ushers | - | Large tree branches were downed. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ushers | - | A tree and wires were downed across Kennedy Lane near the Town of Clifton Park. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ushers | - | A tree was downed near the intersection of Ushers Road and Tabor Road in Ushers. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ushers | - | Wires were downed near Wood Road and Route 9 in Clifton Park. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Ushers | - | Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm near Round Lake. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ushers | - | Trees and wires were downed. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Ushers | - | Quarter size hail was reported in the Ushers section of Clifton Park during a thunderstorm. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Ushers | - | Quarter size hail was a reported in Clifton Park during a thunderstorm. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coons | 1.6 miles | 30 | |
| Country Knolls | 1.7 miles | 32 | |
| Lake Ridge | 2.3 miles | 32 | |
| Round Lake | 2.3 miles | 32 | |
| Maltaville | 2.6 miles | 32 | |
| Jonesville | 2.7 miles | 32 | |
| Elnora | 2.7 miles | 32 | |
| Willow Glen | 2.9 miles | 30 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122553543 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 968323. 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.















