Freedom Plains, New York
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1993. It stands in LaGrange town. It lies in ZIP code area 12540. The Survey maps it on the Pleasant Valley 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.


On record in Freedom Plains
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 1 record
LaGrange District Schoollisted 2013
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 34 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 Pleasant Valley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
340 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 340 fires within 5 miles of Freedom Plains between 2000 and 2020, burning about 287 acres in total. 48 started naturally. 39 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 | 162 |
| Natural | 48 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Smoking | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 25 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Freedom Plains: 24 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probably Borrow Pit of Soft Rock Or Unconsolidated Material | Clay, Stone | Past Producer | Chert | |
| Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Probably Borrow Pit of Soft Rock Or Unconsolidated Material | Stone, Clay | Past Producer | Chert | |
| Probably Borrow Pit of Soft Rock Or Unconsolidated Material | Stone, Clay | Past Producer | Chert | |
| Probably Borrow Pit of Soft Rock Or Unconsolidated Material | Stone, Clay | Past Producer | Chert | |
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Freedom Plains in 9 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freedom Plains | - | A downed tree branch was leaning on wires on Freedom Road near JB Grill. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freedom Plains | - | Several trees and wires were reported down at the intersection of Todd Hill Road, Bushwick Road, and Lauer Road in the town of LaGrange. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freedom Plains | - | Multiple trees down blocking Cramer Road. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freedom Plains | - | A tree was blocking a road in La Grange due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Freedom Plains | - | Quarter size hail was reported in the town of LaGrange during a thunderstorm. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freedom Plains | - | Tree limbs were downed across Cramer Road with debris across Lauer Road in the town of LaGrange due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freedom Plains | - | A tree was reported down due to thunderstorm winds in the town of La Grange. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freedom Plains | - | A tree was reported down and partially blocking the northbound ramp to the Taconic State Parkway. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freedom Plains | - | Law enforcement personnel reported that 3 trees were blown down about 2 miles southeast of Freedom Plains, in the village of LaGrangeville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billings | 1.9 miles | 34 | |
| Noxon | 2.2 miles | 34 | |
| Lagrangeville | 2.5 miles | 34 | |
| Arthursburg | 3.4 miles | 34 | |
| Moores Mill | 3.5 miles | 32 | |
| Rombout Ridge | 3.6 miles | 34 | |
| Manchester Bridge | 3.6 miles | 34 | |
| Shady Brook | 3.8 miles | 34 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 950660. 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.












