Coeymans Hollow, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Coeymans town. It lies in ZIP code area 12046. It lies near Cole Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Alcove quadrangle. It stands 413 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1893 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 93 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Coeymans Hollow
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 2 records
District School No. 7listed 1996- C. Van Der Zee Houselisted 2002
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1893 USGS Coxsackie quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Coxsackie quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1929 USGS Coxsackie quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Alcove quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:25000
- 1986 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
141 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 141 fires within 5 miles of Coeymans Hollow between 1992 and 2020, burning about 141 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 21 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 | 64 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected near this place
12 of 4,825 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 4,825 specimens collected within 10 miles of Coeymans Hollow between 1847 and 1975: 3,282 Fungi, 785 Animalia, 612 Plantae, 83 Protozoa, 44 Chromista, 19 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A C. Frederick, A. A. Heller, A.F. Sherf and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Stereum neglectum Peck | 1894 | C. L. Shear | Alcove |
![]() | Cephalozia media Lindb. | 1898 | Charles H. Peck | near Albany |
![]() | Phyllosticta innumerabilis Peck | 1847 | C.L. Shear | |
![]() | Phragmidium speciosum (Fr.) Bonord. | 1855 | Sartwell | E Novo-Eboraco [= New York] |
![]() | Diphyscium foliosum (Hedw.) D.Mohr | 1862 | Coe F. Austin | Sand Lake. |
![]() | Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ã…ngstr. | 1862 | Coe F. Austin | Sand Lake. |
![]() | Abietinella abietina (Hedw.) M.Fleisch. | 1863 | C. F. Austin | Helderberg Mt. |
![]() | Anomodon viticulosus (Hedw.) Hook. & Taylor | 1863 | C. F. Austin | Helderberg Mts. |
![]() | Barbilophozia barbata (Schmidel ex Schreb.) Loeske | 1863 | C. F. Austin | In Mountain localities |
![]() | Barbula unguiculata Hedw. | 1863 | C. F. Austin | Helderberg Mts. |
![]() | Brachythecium rutabulum (Hedw.) Schimp. | 1863 | C. H. Peck | Helderberg Mountains |
![]() | Crossocalyx hellerianus (Nees ex Lindenb.) Meyl. | 1863 | C. F. Austin | Helderberg Mts. |
All 4,825 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
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 Coeymans Hollow: 10 producers, 5 past producers. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcove Quarry | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Coeymans Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Coeymans Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Starr Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Town of Bethlehem,Rupert Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Aquetuck Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| New Baltimore Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Ravena Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| South Bethlehem Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Aquetuck Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coeymans Hollow in 13 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coeymans Hollow | $7,500,000 | A barn roof was torn off due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coeymans Hollow | $45,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Coeymans Hollow | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coeymans Hollow | - | A local fire department reported several trees and wires down with wires on a car near Route 143 and Waterboard Road near Coeymans Hollow. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coeymans Hollow | - | A local fire department reported a tree and power lines down on Blodgett Hill Road in the Town of Coeymans. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coeymans Hollow | - | A tree and wires were downed on Biechman Road in the Town of Coeymans. |
| April 2022 | Flood | Coeymans Hollow | - | Flooding was reported along Miller Road near Route 9W in Selkirk. Flooding was also reported along Marshall Road near Route 143 near Ravena. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coeymans Hollow | - | Several trees were downed in Coeymans Hollow. Route 143 was closed between Blodgett Hill Road and Gedney Hill Road due to downed trees and wires. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coeymans Hollow | - | Trees were downed at 1716 Route 143 in Coeymans, NY. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Coeymans Hollow | - | Quarter-sized hail lasted five to seven minutes. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Coeymans Hollow | - | Hail lasted 5 to 7 minutes. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coeymans Hollow | - | A tree was reported down in Coeymans Hollow due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Coeymans Hollow | - | Golf ball size hail was reported in Coeymans Hollow during a thunderstorm. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcove | 1.7 miles | 25 | |
| Indian Fields (historical) | 3.0 miles | 25 | |
| Aquetuck | 3.1 miles | 25 | |
| Ravena | 4.2 miles | 25 | |
| Callanans Corners | 4.2 miles | 31 | |
| Keefers Corners | 4.8 miles | 31 | |
| South Bethlehem | 4.8 miles | 33 | |
| Spawn Hollow | 4.9 miles | 33 |
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 Coeymans Hollow | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q38249773 | 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 947001. 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.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
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.






















