Bushville, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Bethel town. It lies in ZIP code area 12734. It stands on East Mongaup River. The Survey maps it on the Monticello quadrangle.
Then and now
1909 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 77 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 25 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.
- 1909 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500
- 1911 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500
- 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
- 1966 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
170 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 170 fires within 5 miles of Bushville between 2000 and 2020, burning about 137 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 54 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Bushville: 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mongaup Valley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mongaup Valley Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Simenitsky Brothers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Simenitsky Brothers Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| William Cooper Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| William Cooper Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bushville in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushville | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires, blocking the roadway near 775 J G Brender Highway. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushville | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires on Crumley Vab Vactor Road between Fraser Road and Gale Road. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushville | $5,000 | Numerous trees were snapped off, and a roof was blown off a house porch. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bushville | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on roadway. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris | 1.0 miles | 25 | |
| Swan Lake | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Coopers Corners | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Maplewood | 3.2 miles | 25 | |
| Mongaup Valley | 3.8 miles | 23 | |
| Hurleyville | 4.1 miles | 25 | |
| Ferndale | 4.1 miles | 22 | |
| Kiamesha Lake | 5.0 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 945325. 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.











