Centenary, New York
36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Clarkstown town. It lies in ZIP code area 10956. It lies near High Tor. The Survey maps it on the Haverstraw quadrangle.
Then and now
1892 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Centenary
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.
Peter DePew Houselisted 2008 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 36 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.
- 1892 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1902 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1937 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500
- 1938 USGS Haverstraw quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Haverstraw quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Haverstraw quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Haverstraw quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Haverstraw quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
1,200 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,200 fires within 5 miles of Centenary between 2000 and 2020, burning about 916 acres in total. 57 started naturally. 108 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 | 774 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 108 |
| Smoking | 107 |
| Natural | 57 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 50 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
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 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Centenary: 13 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Emery, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Point Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Haverstraw Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Haverstraw Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Montrose Emery Prospects | Emery | Past Producer | Corundum, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Spinel | |
| Montrose Emery Prospects | Emery | Prospect | ||
| Clay Pit No. Hl-006 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit No. Hl-006 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit No. Hl-007 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit No. Hl-007 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit No. Hl-008 | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookside Park | 0.8 miles | 36 | |
| Haverstraw | 1.4 miles | 36 | |
| Brownsell Corner | 1.5 miles | 36 | |
| Lake Lucille | 1.6 miles | 36 | |
| Congers | 2.2 miles | 36 | |
| Samsondale | 2.2 miles | 36 | |
| Garnerville | 2.2 miles | 36 | |
| West Haverstraw | 2.4 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 Centenary | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14706215 | 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 946180. 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.














