Eighmyville, New York
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Rhinebeck town. It lies in ZIP code area 12572. The Survey maps it on the Rock City quadrangle.
Then and now
1898 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 95 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
12 surveys from 29 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.
- 1898 USGS Rhinebeck quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1934 USGS Rhinebeck quadrangle1:62500
- 1934 USGS Rhinebeck quadrangle1:48000
- 1939 USGS Rhinebeck quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Rock City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
207 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 207 fires within 5 miles of Eighmyville between 1997 and 2020, burning about 252 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 52 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 | 86 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 52 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
| 17 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Eighmyville: 4 past producers, 4 producers. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Denter Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Red Hook Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Rock City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rock City Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Route 199 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Route 199 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Route 199 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eighmyville in 7 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | Lightning | Eighmyville | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eighmyville | - | A tree was downed on NY Route 9G at NY 308 in Rhinebeck. Two lanes were blocked. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eighmyville | - | A large tree was sheared off. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eighmyville | - | Over 50 trees were downed in the area. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eighmyville | - | A tree was reported down across Route 9 at Old Post Road and Route 9G in Rhinebeck due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eighmyville | - | A tree was reported down across Route 9G at the intersection of Route 308 in Rhinebeck due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2011 | Flood | Eighmyville | - | Flooding was reported along Route 9G in Rhinebeck. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weys Corners | 2.1 miles | 31 | |
| Lamplight Court | 2.6 miles | 31 | |
| Rock City | 2.7 miles | 29 | |
| Rhinebeck | 3.2 miles | 31 | |
| Wurtemburg | 3.3 miles | 29 | |
| Milan | 3.5 miles | 29 | |
| Red Hook | 3.7 miles | 31 | |
| Fraleighs | 4.3 miles | 27 |
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 Q122555300 | 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 949433. 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.











