Greendale, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Greenport town. It lies in ZIP code area 12534. It stands on Hallenbeck Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hudson South quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 91 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Greendale
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.
- Oak Hilllisted 1979 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 27 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 Catskill quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1934 USGS Catskill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1938 USGS Catskill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Catskill quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Hudson South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Hudson South quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
278 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 278 fires within 5 miles of Greendale between 1992 and 2018, burning about 319 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 30 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 | 127 |
| Debris and open burning | 64 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 19 September 2011 | Smoking | 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
10 of 36 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Greendale: 17 producers, 17 past producers, 2 occurrences. 17 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sulfur, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin's Glen Deposit | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Diamond Hill Deposit | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Fabiano Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kearny Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hudson Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| North Catskill Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| North Catskill Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| West Athens Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| West Athens Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Alsen Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
Storms near this place
6 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Greendale in 6 storm reports between 2004 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greendale | - | Trees and wires were reported down on Route 9G. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greendale | - | A tree and wires were downed on Route 9G between Route 23 and Middle Road near the City of Hudson. |
| January 2019 | Flood | Greendale | - | Route 9G was closed between Route 23 and Power Avenue due to flooding. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greendale | - | Powerlines were reported down near Catskill due to strong thunderstorm winds. In addition, a large tree reportedly fell on a car. |
| December 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greendale | - | Structural damage to a house was reported in Greendale due to thunderstorm winds. In addition, a carport was torn off, and trees and wires were also reported down. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Greendale | - | Hail observed at Greenport Center. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill Landing | 0.9 miles | 27 | |
| Linlithgo | 2.5 miles | 27 | |
| Cherry Hill | 3.3 miles | 27 | |
| Burden | 3.5 miles | 27 | |
| North Germantown | 4.0 miles | 27 | |
| Humphreysville | 4.3 miles | 27 | |
| Hudson | 4.3 miles | 25 | |
| Oakdale | 4.7 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972564. 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.











