Yarbrough Homes, New York
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Albany City. It lies in ZIP code area 12207. It lies near Lower Patroon Island. The Survey maps it on the Troy South quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Yarbrough Homes
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 12 of 49 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
New York State CapitolNational Historic Landmark · listed 1971 · 0.7 miles away
St. Peter's ChurchNational Historic Landmark · listed 1972 · 0.7 miles away
Church of the Holy Innocentslisted 1978 · 0.1 miles away
Ten Broeck Mansionlisted 1971 · 0.1 miles away
Arbor Hill Historic District-Ten Broeck Trianglelisted 1979 · 0.2 miles away
Buildings at 744, 746, 748, 750 Broadwaylisted 1987 · 0.2 miles away
Arbor Hill Historic District-Ten Broeck Triangle (Boundary Increase)listed 1984 · 0.3 miles away
Lil's Dinerlisted 2000 · 0.3 miles away
First Reformed Churchlisted 1974 · 0.3 miles away
Stephen and Harriet Myers Houselisted 2004 · 0.3 miles away
Palace Theatrelisted 1979 · 0.4 miles away
Quackenbush Pumping Station, Albany Water Workslisted 1983 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 32 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.
- 1893 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1925 USGS Troy quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Troy South quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Troy South quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1,308 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,308 fires within 5 miles of Yarbrough Homes between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,036 acres in total. 60 started naturally. 238 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 | 794 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 238 |
| Debris and open burning | 72 |
| Natural | 60 |
| Smoking | 57 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 37 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 4,735 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 4,735 specimens collected within 10 miles of Yarbrough Homes between 1760 and 1975: 2,721 Animalia, 1,322 Fungi, 637 Plantae, 33 Unrecorded, 16 Chromista, 4 Protozoa, 2 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A C. Frederick, A. Clapp and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Diplodia crataegi Fuckel | 1895 | Charles E. Fairman | |
![]() | Coniothyrium Corda, 1840 | 1899 | not recorded | |
![]() | Phyllosticta limitata Peck | 1899 | P.L. Huested | |
![]() | Hemaris thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | 1760 | W.W. Hill | |
![]() | Monotropa procera Torr. | 1817 | E. James | Near Albany |
| Fontinalis duriaei Schimp. | 1825 | H. H. Eaton | ||
| Geastrum hygrometricum Pers. | 1827 | H. H. Eaton | Troy | |
![]() | Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
![]() | Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Willd. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
![]() | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
![]() | Apocynum cannabinum L. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
![]() | Asclepias amplexicaulis Sm. | 1828 | J. Hall | Troy |
All 4,735 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
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 Yarbrough Homes: 4 producers, 4 past producers, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Hill Deposit | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Albany Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Valente Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Albany Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Albany Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| East Greenbush Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| East Greenbush Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rensselaer Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rensselear Clay Pit | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 0.6 miles | 32 | |
| Lincoln Park Homes | 1.3 miles | 32 | |
| Loudon Heights | 1.8 miles | 32 | |
| West Albany | 2.3 miles | 32 | |
| Menands | 2.6 miles | 32 | |
| Kenwood | 2.8 miles | 33 | |
| Normansville | 3.1 miles | 32 | |
| Loudonville | 3.1 miles | 32 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122545222 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2434071. 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.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
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.
























