Diddell, New York
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Wappinger town. It lies in ZIP code area 12590. The Survey maps it on the Hopewell Junction quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 35 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 Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1903 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1936 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hopewell Junction quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Hopewell Junction quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
524 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 524 fires within 5 miles of Diddell between 2000 and 2020, burning about 426 acres in total. 42 started naturally. 83 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 | 237 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 83 |
| Smoking | 61 |
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Natural | 42 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 Diddell: 11 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clinton Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Probably Borrow Pit of Limestone Or Unconsolidated Material | Stone, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clinton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Limestone Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Rock Quarry No. Hj-016 | Stone | Producer | Unknown | |
| Limestone Rock Quarry No. Hj-017 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Clapp Hill Gravel Bank | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hopeville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Diddell in 7 storm reports between 2011 and 2017: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diddell | - | The public reported a tree down on a house due to thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diddell | - | Trees and wires were blown down on Route 376 due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diddell | - | Multiple trees were reported down on All Angels Road and Meyers Corners Road in the town of Wappingers due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diddell | - | Many trees branches were downed in the Diddell hamlet of the town of Wappingers due to thunderstorm winds.. Yard furniture was also reported to have been blown across yards due to the strength of the wind. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Diddell | - | Golfball size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in the town of Wappingers. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Diddell | - | Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Myers Corner. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Diddell | - | Flooding was reported at the intersection of Degarmo Hills Road and Myers Corners Road in Wappingers Falls. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hackensack | 1.0 miles | 35 | |
| Fishkill Plains | 1.6 miles | 35 | |
| Myers Corner | 1.6 miles | 35 | |
| Noxon | 2.4 miles | 34 | |
| Red Oaks Mill | 2.5 miles | 34 | |
| Rombout Ridge | 2.8 miles | 34 | |
| Hillside Lake | 2.9 miles | 35 | |
| Titusville | 3.3 miles | 34 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122560160 | 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 972384. 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.













