West Corners, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Galway town. It lies in ZIP code area 12074. The Survey maps it on the Middle Grove quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 87 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.
- 1902 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1935 USGS Middle Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Saratoga quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Middle Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
174 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 174 fires within 5 miles of West Corners between 1992 and 2020, burning about 184 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 28 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 | 86 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 5 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 26 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 23 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 September 2002 | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of West Corners: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock City Falls Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1917, 1925 | |
| Tri-Town Gravel Facility | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tri-Town Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Galway Corner | 0.9 miles | 28 | |
| Birchton | 1.7 miles | 28 | |
| Parkis Mills | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Galway | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| Holbrook Corners | 3.2 miles | 34 | |
| Mosherville | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| West Milton | 3.4 miles | 28 | |
| Harmony Corners | 3.4 miles | 34 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 969187. 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.











