Brinckerhoff, New York
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Fishkill town. It lies in ZIP code area 12524. It lies near Watch Hill. The Survey maps it on the Hopewell Junction quadrangle. 3,377 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 220 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1893 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Population over time
2 figuresBrinckerhoff grew from 2,900 to 3,377 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 | 2,900 | |
| 2020 | 3,377 | +477 (+16%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 35 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 Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1903 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1936 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hopewell Junction quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Hopewell Junction quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
505 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 505 fires within 5 miles of Brinckerhoff between 1992 and 2020, burning about 777 acres in total. 44 started naturally. 85 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 | 223 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 85 |
| Smoking | 57 |
| Natural | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Brinckerhoff: 21 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Clay, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Probably Borrow Pit of Limestone Or Unconsolidated Material | Stone, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Rock Quarry No. Hj-025 | Stone | Producer | ||
| Clay Pit No. Hj-022 | Clay | Past Producer | Clay | |
| Clay Pit No. Hj-022 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Limonite Mine No. Hj-024 | Iron | Past Producer | Limonite | |
| Limonite Mine No. Hj-024. | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Mase's Limonite Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Mase's Limonite Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Limonite |
Storms near this place
10 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brinckerhoff in 10 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brinckerhoff | - | A tree was uprooted and downed on a house. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brinckerhoff | - | A social media post was received of a snapped tree near Fishkill. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brinckerhoff | - | Route 82 at Lomala Road is closed due to downed trees on wires. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brinckerhoff | - | Law enforcement reported downed trees. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brinckerhoff | - | A tree and power pole were downed on Cherry Lane in Fishkill. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brinckerhoff | - | Trees and wires were downed. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brinckerhoff | - | Trees were downed on Route 82 near Hopewell Junction due to thunderstorm winds. The downed trees resulted in a brief closure of the roadway between Lomala Road and Old Hopewell Road. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Brinckerhoff | - | Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Fishkill. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brinckerhoff | - | Several trees and power lines were reported down in Fishkill due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Brinckerhoff | - | Nickel size hail was reported near Fishkill during a thunderstorm. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiccopee | 1.2 miles | 35 | |
| Swartoutville | 1.7 miles | 35 | |
| Fishkill | 1.7 miles | 36 | |
| Lomala | 1.8 miles | 35 | |
| Birchwood Park | 2.2 miles | 36 | |
| Glenham | 3.5 miles | 36 | |
| East Fishkill | 3.9 miles | 35 | |
| Beacon Hills | 4.0 miles | 36 |
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 Brinckerhoff | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3248581 | 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 972261. 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.













