Bloomingburg, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Mamakating town. It lies in ZIP code area 12721. The Survey maps it on the Wurtsboro quadrangle. 1,032 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 515 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1904 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Bloomingburg
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
Population over time
2 figuresBloomingburg grew from 420 to 1,032 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 420 | |
| 2020 | 1,032 | +612 (+146%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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.
- 1904 USGS Ellenville quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Ellenville quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Wurtsboro quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Wurtsboro quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Wurtsboro quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
275 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 275 fires within 5 miles of Bloomingburg between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,232 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 65 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 | 115 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 65 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Smoking | 23 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
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 Bloomingburg: 4 producers, 4 past producers, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Jones Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Shawangunk Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Shawangunk Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Benson's Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bloomingburg Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bloomingburg Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bloomingburg Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Wallkill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wallkill Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
10 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bloomingburg in 10 storm reports between 2005 and 2023: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 | Flash Flood | Bloomingburg | $20,000 | Flood waters are spreading into the first floor of a house. |
| September 2011 | Flood | Bloomingburg | $10,000 | Several basements were flooded. |
| March 2005 | Flash Flood | Bloomingburg | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomingburg | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree on a propane tank. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomingburg | $4,600 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down power poles. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomingburg | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomingburg | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Bloomingburg | - | Major streets and highways were flooded. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomingburg | - | Large branches were broken off trees. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomingburg | - | Large branches were broken off trees. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| High View | 1.0 miles | 24 | |
| Winterton | 2.7 miles | 24 | |
| Wurtsboro | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Roosa Gap | 3.2 miles | 24 | |
| Maple Glen | 3.4 miles | 24 | |
| Burlingham | 3.9 miles | 24 | |
| Wurtsboro Hills | 4.3 miles | 25 | |
| Haven | 4.6 miles | 25 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Bloomingburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3461457 | 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 975768. 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.











