Duane, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Duanesburg town. It lies in ZIP code area 12053. The Survey maps it on the Duanesburg quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Duane
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Gaige Homesteadlisted 1984 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1895 USGS Amsterdam quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1931 USGS Amsterdam quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Amsterdam quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Amsterdam quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Duanesburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Amsterdam quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
85 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Duane between 1992 and 2020, burning about 64 acres in total. 9 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/undetermined | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 30 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 26 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 15 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 1 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 1 August 2002 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Duane: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masic Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duanesburg | 0.9 miles | 25 | |
| Duane Lake | 2.2 miles | 26 | |
| Delanson | 2.2 miles | 21 | |
| Quaker Street | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| Kelleys | 4.6 miles | 26 | |
| Princetown | 4.8 miles | 26 | |
| Mariaville Lake | 5.0 miles | 25 | |
| Mariaville | 5.2 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 948711. 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.









