Cottekill, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Rosendale town. It lies in ZIP code area 12419. It stands on Cottekill Brook. The Survey maps it on the Rosendale quadrangle. 451 people lived here at the 2014 count. It stands 262 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1901 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Cottekill
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Snyder Estate Natural Cement Historic Districtlisted 1992 · 0.6 miles away
Binnewater Historic Districtlisted 1982 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 28 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.
- 1901 USGS Rosendale quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Rosendale quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1942 USGS Rosendale quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Rosendale quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Rosendale quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
150 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Cottekill between 1993 and 2020, burning about 160 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 10 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 | 72 |
| Smoking | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.4 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 3 August 2002 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 August 2020 | Natural | 5.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | CRAGSWOOD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Cottekill: 2 producers, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Abrasive, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Bloating Material, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Productions/ Clifton, N.J. | Abrasive | Unknown | ||
| Eddyville | Bloating Material | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Eddyville Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| H. Franco and Son Sand and Stone Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cottekill in 14 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cottekill | - | A local 911 Call Center relayed the report of a tree down across Route 32 in Rosendale, NY. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cottekill | - | A tree was downed on Sawdust Avenue. |
| October 2021 | Flood | Cottekill | - | Route 213 in Rosendale was closed between Mountain Road and Creek Locks Road due to flooding. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cottekill | - | Trees and wires were downed in the Rosendale area. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cottekill | - | Tree and wires were down on Route 32. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cottekill | - | There were two reports of trees down in Rosendale. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cottekill | - | A tree was downed onto wires at Route 32 and Creek Locks Road. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cottekill | - | A tree was downed along with poles and wires, requiring an 8-hour road closure. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Cottekill | - | Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms led to flash flooding in Rosendale. A portion of State Route 32 was closed between Kallop Road and Washington Avenue in Rosendale due to high water. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Cottekill | - | The intersection of Route 32 and Washington Avenue in Rosendale was closed as a result of flash flooding from heavy rainfall. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Cottekill | - | Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Rosendale. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cottekill | - | Tree limbs were reported down in Cottekill due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Cottekill | - | Nickel size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Cottekill. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cottekill | - | Trees were reported down in and near Rosendale due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrenceville | 0.7 miles | 28 | |
| Binnewater | 0.9 miles | 28 | |
| Rosendale | 1.2 miles | 28 | |
| Bruceville | 1.7 miles | 28 | |
| Kallops Corners | 1.8 miles | 28 | |
| Stone Ridge | 2.0 miles | 27 | |
| High Falls | 2.1 miles | 27 | |
| Marbletown | 2.3 miles | 30 |
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 Cottekill | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5175571 | 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 947519. 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.










