Yaddo, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Saratoga Springs City. It lies in ZIP code area 12866. It stands on Spring Run. The Survey maps it on the Saratoga Springs 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.


On record in Yaddo
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 within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
YaddoNational Historic Landmark · listed 2013 · 0.1 miles away
Union Avenue Historic Districtlisted 1978 · 0.6 miles away
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
- 1934 USGS Saratoga Springs 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 Saratoga Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
237 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 237 fires within 5 miles of Yaddo between 2001 and 2020, burning about 185 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 22 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 | 118 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Smoking | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 28 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 23 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Yaddo: 6 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Dolomite, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Ave Quarry | Dolomite, Quartz | Producer | 1925 | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Granite, Garnet | Past Producer | 1882, 1925 | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1927, 1975 | |
| East Jamaica Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gansevoort Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gansevoort Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hoyt Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1895, 1975 | |
| Railroad Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1877, 1925 | |
| Rowland Mills | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1882, 1887 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy Corners | 0.9 miles | 28 | |
| Independence Square | 1.0 miles | 28 | |
| Gilbert Corners | 1.2 miles | 27 | |
| Lakewood Estates | 1.3 miles | 28 | |
| Victoria Gardens | 1.4 miles | 28 | |
| Woodlands | 1.6 miles | 27 | |
| Interlaken | 1.7 miles | 27 | |
| East Ridge | 1.7 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 971794. 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.











