Hillsdale, New York
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Hillsdale town. It lies in ZIP code area 12529. It lies near Scutt Hill. The Survey maps it on the Hillsdale quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Hillsdale
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 4 records
Columbia Turnpike East Tollhouselisted 2016
Hillsdale Hamlet Historic Districtlisted 2010- Dr. Joseph P. Dorr Houselisted 2007
- Pine View Farmlisted 2002
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1902 USGS Copake quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Copake quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Hillsdale quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Hillsdale quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
101 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Hillsdale between 1992 and 2019, burning about 144 acres in total. 6 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/undetermined | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 29 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 11 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 August 2002 | Natural | 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 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Hillsdale: 13 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Zinc, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copake Limonite Mine | Iron, Manganese, Zinc | Past Producer | Goethite, Limonite | |
| Copake Limonite Mine | Iron, Zinc, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Goodsell Bog Mn Occurrence | Manganese | Producer | ||
| Goodsell Bog Mn Occurrence | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Haight Mine/Goodsell Bog Mn Occurrence | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Palmer Bog Mn Occurrence | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Palmer Bog Mn Occurrence | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Copake Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Haight Limonite Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Haight Limonte Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Limonite |
Storms near this place
28 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hillsdale in 28 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 21 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flood, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | $8,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | $4,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Hillsdale | $2,000 | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | - | Trees and wires were downed in multiple locations in the Town of Hillsdale. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Hillsdale | - | A tree was reported down on Mitchell Street in Hillsdale. Damage was due to strong winds from an outflow boundary. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | - | A couple of trees and wires were downed. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Hillsdale | - | Tree was downed on Hunt Road near County Route 21. |
| January 2019 | Flood | East Hillsdale | - | Route 23 was closed between Route 22 and Yonderview Road due to flooding. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | - | Trees and wires were downed. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Hillsdale | - | A tree was reported down. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | - | Wires were reported down in the town of Hillsdale due to thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Hillsdale | - | A National Weather Service storm survey examined thunderstorm wind damage in the town of Hillsdale. Trees were downed on Hunt Road near Orchard Road. In addition, numerous other trees were downed in a northwest to southeast arc towards the Massachusetts State Line due to a series of thunderstorm microbursts. Some of the downed trees damaged homes and power lines as well. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | - | Power lines were reported down in East Hillsdale due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | - | Wires were reported down across Whippoorwill Road in Hillsdale due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Hillsdale | - | Trees and wires were reported down on Collins Street in Hillsdale due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Hillsdale | - | Trees and wires were reported down on State Route 22 in Hillsdale due to thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Hillsdale | - | A tree and utility wires were reported down on Oxbow Road at State Route 23 in Hillsdale due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Hillsdale | - | Route 23 in Hillsdale was reported flooded. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Hillsdale | - | Nickel size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Hillsdale. |
| August 2011 | Flood | Hillsdale | - | Route 22 and Route 23 in Hillsdale were reported closed due to flooding. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | - | Trees were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds resulting in the closure of Route 22, all lanes, south of Route 23 in Hillsdale. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | - | Downed trees were reported in Craryville and Copake due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2008 | Hail | North Hillsdale | - | Quarter size hail was measured by a trained storm spotter in North Hillsdale during a thunderstorm. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Hillsdale | - | Penny size hail was reported in Hillsdale. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillsdale | - | Trees blown down. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Hillsdale | - | Trees down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Hillsdale | 1.4 miles | 20 | |
| Craryville | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| North Hillsdale | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Copake Lake | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Copake Falls | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Taconic Shores | 4.8 miles | 20 | |
| Copake | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| Martindale | 5.9 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 952831. 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.









