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.
Then and now
1897 to 1995The 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.


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
White Creek Historic Districtlisted 1979
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 30 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.
- 1897 USGS Hoosick quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1900 USGS Taconic quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Hoosick Falls quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1946 USGS Hoosick Falls quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 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
- 1995 USGS Hoosick Falls quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
90 since 1993Regional 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/undetermined | 49 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 18 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.6 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 August 2012 | Natural | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoosick Falls Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Hoosick Falls Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| White Creek Pb Mine | Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Stamford Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stamford Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
13 since 1998Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2004 | Hail | White Creek | $200,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Creek | $27,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | White Creek | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Creek | - | Wires were reported down on Lincoln Hill Road in the Town of White Creek leading to a brush fire. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Creek | - | An emergency manager reported several downed trees in White Creek, impacting County Route 68, Turnpike Road, and Meeting House Road. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Creek | - | A tree was reported down. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Creek | - | A tree was down on wires which was blocking Niles Road between Meeting House and Gannon Road in White Creek. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Creek | - | Wires and a transformer was down on County Route 68 between State Line Road and Niles Road. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Creek | - | A tree was reported down on wires. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Creek | - | Trees were reported down. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Creek | - | A tree was down across the roadway at County Route 68 and Meeting House Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Creek | - | One tree was reported down due to thunderstorm winds in White Creek. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Creek | - | Two trees were reported down in White Creek due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin Hook | 3.3 miles | 29 | |
| Center White Creek | 4.6 miles | 29 | |
| Ash Grove | 4.8 miles | 29 | |
| Oak Hill | 6.0 miles | 29 | |
| Ravenwood Estates | 6.1 miles | 29 | |
| Cambridge | 6.2 miles | 27 | |
| The Plains | 6.7 miles | 29 | |
| Anaquassacook | 7.3 miles | 29 |
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.











