Hammertown, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Pine Plains town. It lies in ZIP code area 12567. The Survey maps it on the Pine Plains quadrangle.
Then and now
1899 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Hammertown
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Graham-Brush Log Houselisted 1999 · 0.8 miles away
Pines, Thelisted 1983 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 28 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.
- 1899 USGS Millbrook quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Millbrook quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Pine Plains quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Pine Plains quadrangle1:24000, 4 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
62 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Hammertown between 1993 and 2019, burning about 67 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 10 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 | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 July 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 24 June 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 June 1997 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 16 June 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 May 2004 | 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 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Hammertown: 8 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Manganese, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancram Lead Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Molybdenum | Producer | Replacement Vein | |
| Ancram Pb Mine | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Morgan Limonite Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Siderite | |
| Morgan Limonite Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Jack Meccariello Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jack Meccariello Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Liberia Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Morgan Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Siderite | |
| Unnamed Probable Limonite Mine Number Gl 11 | Iron | Past Producer | Goethite, Limonite | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hammertown in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammertown | - | Law enforcement reported downed trees. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammertown | - | Trees were downed in the hamlet of Pine Plains. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammertown | - | A tree was downed on Route 82 north of Church Street. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammertown | - | A tree and powerlines were downed in Pine Plains. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammertown | - | Multiple trees were reported down in Pine Plains due to thunderstorm winds. One large tree fell across Carpenter Hill Road near Route 82. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Hammertown | - | Ping-pong ball size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Pine Plains. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hammertown | - | Trees and wires were reported down near Pine Plains as a result of strong thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Plains | 0.9 miles | 28 | |
| Bethel | 1.5 miles | 28 | |
| Pachin Mills | 1.7 miles | 28 | |
| Pulvers Corners | 3.0 miles | 27 | |
| Shekomeko | 3.9 miles | 27 | |
| Attlebury | 4.3 miles | 28 | |
| Mount Ross | 4.5 miles | 22 | |
| Stissing | 5.1 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 952121. 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.










