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White Creek, New York

30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1995. It stands in White Creek town. It lies in ZIP code area 12057. The Survey maps it on the Hoosick Falls quadrangle.

White Creek within Washington County

Then and now

1897 to 1995

The same ground, surveyed 98 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of White Creek, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of White Creek, surveyed 1897

Compare 1897 against another survey:

On record in White Creek

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 30 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

90 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of White Creek between 1993 and 2020, burning about 83 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 17 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/undetermined49
Arson/incendiarism17
Debris and open burning12
Equipment and vehicle use7
Natural2
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 August 2007Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
23 August 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
18 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
18 August 2006Debris and open burning1.6 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
17 August 2012Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of White Creek: 3 past producers, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hoosick Falls Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Hoosick Falls Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
White Creek Pb MineLeadOccurrence
Stamford Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Stamford Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Washington County

Storms near this place

13 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names White Creek in 13 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2004HailWhite Creek$200,000no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindWhite Creek$27,000no account filed
May 1998HailWhite Creek$5,000no account filed
July 2025Thunderstorm WindWhite Creek-Wires were reported down on Lincoln Hill Road in the Town of White Creek leading to a brush fire.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindWhite Creek-An emergency manager reported several downed trees in White Creek, impacting County Route 68, Turnpike Road, and Meeting House Road.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindWhite Creek-A tree was reported down.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindWhite Creek-A tree was down on wires which was blocking Niles Road between Meeting House and Gannon Road in White Creek.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindWhite Creek-Wires and a transformer was down on County Route 68 between State Line Road and Niles Road.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindWhite Creek-A tree was reported down on wires.
September 2022Thunderstorm WindWhite Creek-Trees were reported down.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindWhite Creek-A tree was down across the roadway at County Route 68 and Meeting House Road.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindWhite Creek-One tree was reported down due to thunderstorm winds in White Creek.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindWhite Creek-Two trees were reported down in White Creek due to strong thunderstorm winds.

Every storm recorded in Washington County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Pumpkin Hook3.3 miles29
Center White Creek4.6 miles29
Ash Grove4.8 miles29
Oak Hill6.0 miles29
Ravenwood Estates6.1 miles29
Cambridge6.2 miles27
The Plains6.7 miles29
Anaquassacook7.3 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 971088. 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.