West Hebron, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Hebron town. It lies in ZIP code area 12865. It stands on West Branch Black Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cossayuna 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.


On record in West Hebron
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Hebron Valley Grange No. 1103listed 2006
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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 Cambridge quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Cambridge quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Cambridge quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1903 USGS Mettawee quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Cossayuna quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Cossayuna quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Cossayuna quadrangle1:25000
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
176 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 176 fires within 5 miles of West Hebron between 1992 and 2020, burning about 385 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 19 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 63 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 61 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 August 2007 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of West Hebron: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Jean Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
11 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Hebron in 11 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Hebron | $6,000 | no account filed |
| December 2023 | Flood | West Hebron | $5,000 | Cross Road in Hebron was closed due to flooding. |
| December 2023 | Flood | West Hebron | $5,000 | Cross Road in Hebron was closed due to flooding. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Hebron | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2022 | Flash Flood | West Hebron | - | A basement wall collapsed due to flooding on Hemslock Lane. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Hebron | - | Multiple trees and powerlines were downed. |
| January 2019 | Flood | West Hebron | - | Cross Road was closed between Routes 30 and 31 due to flooding. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Hebron | - | A tree was downed onto a residence on Patterson Hill Road. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Hebron | - | Dozens of large trees were downed near the intersection of County Routes 30 and 31 resulting in a road closure. Some trees fell onto barns, houses, and cars. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Hebron | - | Numerous trees and limbs were reported down around the north side of Cossayuna Lake. |
| January 2010 | Flash Flood | West Hebron | - | Cross Road in Salem was reported closed due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Island | 3.0 miles | 29 | |
| Belcher | 3.5 miles | 29 | |
| Cossayuna | 4.2 miles | 27 | |
| Salem | 4.8 miles | 27 | |
| Tiplady | 5.1 miles | 29 | |
| East Hebron | 5.2 miles | 29 | |
| North Argyle | 5.4 miles | 29 | |
| Fitch Point | 5.6 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 970764. 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.












