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Catskill, New York

27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Catskill town. It lies in ZIP code area 12414. It lies near Goat Island. The Survey maps it on the Hudson South quadrangle. 3,745 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 43 feet above sea level.

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Catskill within Greene County

Then and now

1895 to 1986

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Catskill, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Catskill, surveyed 1895

On record in Catskill

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 12 of 16 shown

Every listing in Greene County

Population over time

2 figures

Catskill fell from 4,081 to 3,745 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.

YearPeople Change
20104,081
20203,745-336 (-8%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 27 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

278 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 278 fires within 5 miles of Catskill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 373 acres in total. 20 started naturally. 30 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/undetermined116
Debris and open burning70
Arson/incendiarism30
Natural20
Smoking16
Equipment and vehicle use15
Railroad operations and maintenance6
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Recreation and ceremony1

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
6 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
30 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
29 September 2020Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
26 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
24 September 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
21 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
20 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
16 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Greene County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 36 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Catskill: 17 producers, 17 past producers, 2 occurrences. 17 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sulfur, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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
South Potic Mountain Blue Ss QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
Austin's Glen DepositQuartzOccurrence
Diamond Hill DepositQuartzOccurrence
Fabiano PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kearny PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hudson Clay PitClayProducer
North Catskill Clay PitClayProducer
North Catskill Clay PitClayPast Producer
West Athens Clay PitClayProducer
West Athens Clay PitClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Greene County

Storms near this place

58 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Catskill in 58 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 26 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 9 flash flood, 6 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
August 2001LightningCatskill$50,000Lightning from a thunderstorm struck a house in Catskill, Green County on the evening of August 31. The lightning resulted in a fire on the porch and also damaged electronic equiment.
May 1999LightningCatskill$50,000no account filed
August 2001Thunderstorm WindCatskill$30,000no account filed
August 2003Flash FloodCatskill$25,000no account filed
October 2020Thunderstorm WindCatskill$10,000A tree was downed onto a house with partial structural collapse. This occurred in the Village of Catskill.
August 2003Flash FloodCatskill$10,000no account filed
June 2002Thunderstorm WindCatskill$8,000no account filed
June 2000HailCatskill$8,000no account filed
June 2001HailCatskill$5,000no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindCatskill$5,000no account filed
May 1998HailCatskill$4,000no account filed
September 1998Thunderstorm WindCatskill$3,000no account filed
June 2001HailCatskill$2,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindCatskill$2,000no account filed
August 2018Flash FloodCatskill$1,000Reports of street flooding, and flooding with damage to an assisted living facility.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindCatskill$500no account filed
April 2026Thunderstorm WindCatskill-A local 911 Call Center relayed a report to NWS Albany of a downed tree on Route 23A in the town of Catskill.
April 2023FloodCatskill-Minor poor drainage flooding and standing water on roadways was reported near the Village of Catskill.
May 2023FloodCatskill-Minor poor drainage flooding and standing water on roadways was reported near the Village of Catskill.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindCatskill-Route 9W at Division Street was closed due to downed trees.
December 2020FloodCatskill-Water was over a roadway at Dutchmen's Landing.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindCatskill-Tree was downed on Route 9W, south of Catskill.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindCatskill-A tree was downed on Route 9W.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindCatskill-Multiple trees and limbs were downed in the village, some onto houses.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindCatskill-Trees were reported down.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindCatskill-Trees and power lines were downed due to thunderstorm winds at 5 Pleasant Drive in Catskill.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindCatskill-Trees and wires were reported down in Catskill due to thunderstorm winds.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindCatskill-A tree was downed due to thunderstorm winds on Grandview Avenue in Catskill.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindCatskill-A tree was reported down in Catskill as a result of thunderstorm winds.
July 2013Flash FloodCatskill-Route 9W (West Bridge Street) in Catskill was closed due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall. One foot of water was flowing across the roadway.
October 2013Thunderstorm WindCatskill-Trees and wires were reported down on Hamburg Road in Catskill as a result of thunderstorm winds.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindCatskill-Trees and wires were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Catskill.
September 2011Flash FloodCatskill-Numerous roads were reported closed county-wide due to flooding as small streams overflowed their banks. This included but was not limited to the following: Route 42 in Lexington from County Route 13A to the Ulster County line with two bridges over the West Kill damaged, Route 32 over the Kaaterskill Creek in Catskill and Route 23A over the Kaaterskill Creek in the Town of Hunter.
June 2011HailCatskill-Nickel size hail (measured) was reported during a thunderstorm in Catskill.
June 2011HailCatskill-Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm by a WeatherNet6 observer in Catskill.
August 2011FloodCatskill-Route 9W was closed due to flooding from Route 23A in Catskilll to the Ulster County border.
January 2010Flash FloodCatskill-Many small creeks were reported overflowing onto nearby roadways in Catskill. In addition, the Catskill Creek was reported at bankfull in the Village of Catskill.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindCatskill-Trees and wires were reported down on Grandview Avenue in Catskill due to strong thunderstorm winds.
July 2009Flash FloodCatskill-West Main Street in the Village of Catskill along the Catskill Creek was closed due to flash flooding.
July 2009FloodCatskill-Route 23, Hamburg Road, Allen Street, and West Main Street in Catskill were reported partially closed due to flooding from to heavy rainfall.
June 2008HailCatskill-Nickel size hail was reported near Catskill during a thunderstorm.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindCatskill-Power lines, along with a large tree limb, were reported down in Catskill due to strong thunderstorm winds.
May 2008HailCatskill-Nickel size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Catskill.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindCatskill-Trees were reported down along Route 23A in Catskill due to strong thunderstorm winds.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindCatskill-Trees were reported down on Route 23 in Catskill due to strong thunderstorm winds.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindCatskill-A trained spotter indicated many large tree limbs that were down due to strong thunderstorm winds in Catskill. The spotter also observed nickel size hail.
August 2007HailCatskill-A trained spotter measured nickel size hail in Catskill, and also reported many large tree limbs down due to strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2006FloodCatskill-Law enforcement personnel reported that several roads in Greene County were closed in, and near the towns of Catskill, Cairo and Haines Falls due to flooding.
July 2005Flash FloodCatskill-Interstate 87 north and south bound lanes closed between mile marker106 and 107 due to flooding. Washout at Embought and Route 9W. Pavementwashed out and poles and wires down on Old Kings Road, south of Route 23Ato the Ulster County line .
June 2005Thunderstorm WindCatskill-Trees were blown down throughout the county.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindCatskill-Trees blown down.
September 2004Flash FloodCatskill-Catskill Creek flooded Cauterskill Road. Person trapped in car, Fire and Rescue on scene.
June 2001HailCatskill-no account filed
June 2001HailCatskill-no account filed
June 2001HailCatskill-no account filed
June 2000HailCatskill-no account filed
June 2000HailCatskill-no account filed
May 1998HailCatskill-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Greene 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
Hamburg1.4 miles27
Cauterskill1.4 miles27
Jefferson Heights1.5 miles27
Leeds3.3 miles25
Athens4.2 miles25
West Athens4.9 miles25
Alsen5.0 miles27
Kiskatom5.3 miles27

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 CatskillAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2943009The 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 946061. 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.