Greycourt, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Chester town. It lies in ZIP code area 10918. It stands on Youngs Brook. The Survey maps it on the Warwick quadrangle.
Then and now
1906 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 80 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
13 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.
- 1906 USGS Goshen quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1908 USGS Goshen quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1938 USGS Goshen quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Warwick quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Warwick quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Goshen quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Warwick quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Middletown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1,075 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,075 fires within 5 miles of Greycourt between 1992 and 2020, burning about 761 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 132 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 | 401 |
| Debris and open burning | 334 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 132 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 70 |
| Smoking | 61 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 38 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | 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
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Greycourt: 7 past producers, 3 producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Bull Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Magnetite | |
| Clove Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Ranier Hill Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Blooming Grove Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chester Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Chester Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chester Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Chester Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Kakargo Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Greycourt in 1 storm report in 2011: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2011 | Flood | Greycourt | - | Exit 127 on Rt. 17 in Sugar Loaf was closed due to flooding. Storm total measured rainfall amounts ranged from 1.22 inches in Newburgh to 3.25 inches in Harriman. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renee Gardens | 0.7 miles | 25 | |
| Chester | 0.8 miles | 25 | |
| Valley View At Chester | 0.9 miles | 25 | |
| East Chester | 1.3 miles | 25 | |
| Craigville | 1.9 miles | 31 | |
| Oxford | 2.2 miles | 32 | |
| Otter Kill | 2.3 miles | 25 | |
| Farmingdale | 2.8 miles | 31 |
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 Q122590979 | 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 951809. 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.












