Burden, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Livingston town. It lies in ZIP code area 12526. It lies near Mount Tom. The Survey maps it on the Hudson South quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 91 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Burden
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Teviotdalelisted 1979 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 27 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.
- 1895 USGS Catskill quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1934 USGS Catskill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1938 USGS Catskill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Catskill quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Hudson South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Hudson South quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
106 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Burden between 1992 and 2020, burning about 128 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 8 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 | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
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 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 16 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 August 2006 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 July 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 36 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Burden: 20 past producers, 15 producers, 1 occurrence. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sulfur, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Hill Deposit | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Paul Blum Cementon Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| F.H. Stickles & Son S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| F.H. Stickles & Son S & G Pit & Mil | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Fabiano Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kearny Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Alsen Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Alsen Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Alsen Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Alsen Quarry & Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linlithgo | 1.4 miles | 27 | |
| North Germantown | 2.7 miles | 27 | |
| Oak Hill Landing | 2.7 miles | 27 | |
| Livingston | 2.9 miles | 27 | |
| Bingham Mills | 3.4 miles | 27 | |
| Blue Store | 3.5 miles | 27 | |
| Greendale | 3.5 miles | 27 | |
| Humphreysville | 3.7 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972282. 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.











