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Atwood, New York

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Marbletown town. It lies in ZIP code area 12484. The Survey maps it on the Ashokan quadrangle.

Atwood within Ulster County

Then and now

1901 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Atwood, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Atwood, surveyed 1901

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 28 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

101 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Atwood between 1993 and 2020, burning about 80 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 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/undetermined50
Smoking14
Debris and open burning13
Equipment and vehicle use7
Arson/incendiarism5
Recreation and ceremony5
Natural3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Other causes1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
22 September 2014Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
3 August 2002Natural2.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
11 August 2020Recreation and ceremony1.6 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
11 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
11 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
10 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ulster County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Atwood: 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Abrasive. 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
Diamond Productions/ Clifton, N.J.AbrasiveUnknown
Nytralite Pit and PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Ulster County

Storms near this place

12 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Atwood in 12 storm reports between 2004 and 2026: 11 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
November 2004Thunderstorm WindAtwood$10,000***MICROBURST IN LOMONTVILLE*** NWS Survey Team confirmed microburst in Lomontville, in Ulster County. Roughly 80 to 90 mature oak and evergreen trees were reported down with many trees uprooted at this location. A large tree crushed a garage roof and travel trailer. Other building damage by fallen trees also occurred. Microburst was 400 yards wide, and winds were estimated at 80 to 90 mph.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindAtwood-A local 911 Call Center relayed a report to NWS Albany of a tree down on a residence on Atwood Road in Stone Ridge, NY.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindAtwood-Trees and wires were downed on Chestnut Hill Road.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindAtwood-A tree was downed on wires on Osterhoudt Lane.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindAtwood-A tree and wires were reported down on Atwood Road.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindAtwood-Trees and wires were downed on Atwood Road in Stone Ridge.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindAtwood-Trees and wires were downed.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindAtwood-Trees and wires downed onto an occupied vehicle at Atwood Road.
July 2018Flash FloodAtwood-Atwood Road in Stone Ridge was closed due to flooding.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindAtwood-Trees and wires were downed on Peak Road.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindAtwood-Trees and wires were downed and lying across a road due to thunderstorm winds in Atwood.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindAtwood-Trees and wires were reported down throughout Ulster County as a result of thunderstorm winds.

Every storm recorded in Ulster 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
Lomontville1.8 miles28
Lapla2.2 miles28
The Vly2.4 miles28
Marbletown2.6 miles30
Pacama2.6 miles28
Stone Ridge3.0 miles27
Davis Corners3.2 miles28
Olivebridge3.8 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 942688. 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.