Doodletown, New York
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Stony Point town. It lies in ZIP code area 10986. It stands on The Timp Brook. The Survey maps it on the Popolopen Lake quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1902 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1902 against another survey:
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.
- 1902 USGS Schunemunk quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1930 USGS Schunemunk quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS Schunemunk quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1935 USGS Schunemunk quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1946 USGS Popolopen Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Popolopen Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Popolopen Lake quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Middletown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Popolopen Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
309 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 309 fires within 5 miles of Doodletown (historical) between 1995 and 2020, burning about 2,926 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 34 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 | 183 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 34 |
| Smoking | 26 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Doodletown (historical): 13 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony's Nose Deposit | Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Cotton Rock Stilbite Deposit | Zeolites | Occurrence | ||
| Fall Hill Wernerite Deposit | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Peter Wyant Mica Property Deposit | Mica, Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Phillips Mine | Molybdenum, Uranium | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Phillips Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite, Iron, Uranium | Past Producer | 1865, 1880 | |
| Phillips Mine-Camp Smith Area | Cobalt, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Silver, Uranium | Past Producer | 1866 | |
| Phillips Sulfide, Magnetite Mine | Iron, Uranium, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Silver, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Phillips Sulfide, Magnetite, and Uranium Mine | Iron, Sulfur, Copper, Nickel, Uranium, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1839, 1865 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Clinton | 1.5 miles | 43 | |
| Buckberg | 2.6 miles | 43 | |
| Jones Point | 2.6 miles | 43 | |
| Bulsontown | 2.8 miles | 35 | |
| Tomkins Cove | 3.1 miles | 43 | |
| Cedar Flats | 4.2 miles | 33 | |
| Stony Point | 4.9 miles | 36 | |
| Willow Grove | 5.9 miles | 33 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 948574. 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.













