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Claverack, New York

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Claverack town. It lies in ZIP code area 12534. It stands on Taghkanic Creek. The Survey maps it on the Claverack quadrangle.

Claverack within Columbia County

Then and now

1902 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Claverack, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Claverack, surveyed 1902

On record in Claverack

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 23 shown

Every listing in Columbia County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 23 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

246 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 246 fires within 5 miles of Claverack between 1992 and 2020, burning about 367 acres in total. 34 started naturally. 18 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/undetermined106
Natural34
Debris and open burning34
Smoking23
Equipment and vehicle use20
Arson/incendiarism18
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Recreation and ceremony3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Other causes1

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
9 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
28 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
24 September 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
22 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
19 September 2011Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
17 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Columbia County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Claverack: 5 producers, 4 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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
Hudson Clay PitClayProducer
Fabiano PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kearny PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Brick Tavern-Mount Ida Limestone QuStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Brick Tavern-Mount Ida Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Hudson Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone
Hudson Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hudson QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Hudson QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Columbia County

Storms near this place

26 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Claverack in 26 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 17 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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
July 2023Thunderstorm WindClaverack1 hurtA tree was down on an occupied vehicle. There was one minor injury.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindClaverack$55,000A weak trough rippling through a very unstable air mass, touched off a round of thunderstorms in the Mid Hudson Valley on the afternoon of June 30. One of the storms became severe in Columbia County. Thunderstorm winds brought telephone poles, wires and large tree limbs down.
March 2001Flash FloodClaverack$15,000Heavy rains and snowmelt produced a rapid run off of water into the Clavercak Creek in Coumbia county. As a result, the creek overflowed its banks and flooded portions of Webb Road.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindClaverack$12,000no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindClaverack$10,000no account filed
June 2021Thunderstorm WindClaverack$3,000A tree limb was downed on Route 23B near Route 9H, taking down lines and damaging a porch roof.
July 2014LightningClaverack$1,000A lightning strike was reported to have struck a residential propane tank on Court Lane in Claverack.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindClaverack-Trees and wires were reported down in multiple locations in the Town of Claverack.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindClaverack-A tree and wires were downed on Orchard Road.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindClaverack-Several trees were downed on Route 217 near Claverack.
October 2020Thunderstorm WindClaverack-A tree was downed onto power lines.
August 2018Heavy RainClaverack-Strong storm resulted in 1.5 inches of rainfall.
October 2013Thunderstorm WindClaverack-Trees and wires were reported down in Claverack as a result of thunderstorm winds.
June 2012HailClaverack-Quarter size hail (measured) was reported during a thunderstorm in Claverack.
August 2011HailClaverack-Half dollar to golf ball size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Claverack.
November 2010Thunderstorm WindClaverack-A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed a downburst in Claverack. Damage was mainly confined to downed trees, with powerlines and trees down near the intersection of Route 9H and Route 23. Wind speeds were estimated at 85 MPH.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindClaverack-Multiple trees were reported down in Claverack due to strong thunderstorm winds.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindClaverack-Wires were reported down in Claverack due to strong thunderstorm winds.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindClaverack-Numerous trees were reported down in Claverack due to strong thunderstorm winds. State Route 23 and State Route 23B were closed due to multiple trees down. Twenty houses were damaged by fallen trees.
July 2009FloodClaverack-A state of emergency was declared in the Town of Claverack due to widespread flooding from intense rainfall. Numerous roadways remained closed.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindClaverack-Trees and wires were reported down in Claverack due to strong thunderstorm winds.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindClaverack-Trees were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds in Claverack.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindClaverack-Trees and wires down.
September 2004Flash FloodClaverack-County Route 29 closed due to flooding.
August 2004LightningClaverack-Lightning struck two mobile homes. Damage unknown.
June 2001HailClaverack-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Columbia 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
Jutkosky Court1.0 miles23
Red Mills1.2 miles23
Greenport Center1.8 miles27
Hollowville2.7 miles23
Oakdale3.0 miles25
Cherry Hill3.0 miles27
Humphreysville3.0 miles27
Lorenz Park3.2 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946802. 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.