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Galeville, New York

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Shawangunk town. It lies in ZIP code area 12589. It stands on Dwaar Kill. The Survey maps it on the Gardiner quadrangle.

Galeville within Ulster County

Then and now

1903 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Galeville, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Galeville, surveyed 1903

On record in Galeville

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 25 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

140 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Galeville between 1995 and 2020, burning about 162 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 17 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/undetermined78
Debris and open burning22
Arson/incendiarism17
Natural7
Equipment and vehicle use5
Recreation and ceremony4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Smoking2
Other causes2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
27 September 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
4 August 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 August 2017Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
3 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 August 2017Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ulster County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Galeville: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Geiger Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Geiger Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Ulster County

Storms near this place

3 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Galeville in 3 storm reports between 2012 and 2018: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2018Thunderstorm WindGaleville-Two tall Norway pines were downed on Hoagerburgh Road, one onto a house. Two houses experienced minor roof and flashing damage. Powerlines were down in the area as well.
February 2017Thunderstorm WindGaleville-A private weather station recorded 76 mph (66 kt).
September 2012Thunderstorm WindGaleville-Trees were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Galeville.

Every storm recorded in Ulster County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Wallkill2.2 miles25
Bruynswick2.4 miles25
New Hurley2.5 miles25
Flint2.9 miles25
Borden Estate3.1 miles25
Tuthilltown3.6 miles25
Watchtower3.7 miles23
Gardiner3.7 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972526. 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.