Hoosick, New York
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1995. It stands in Hoosick town. It lies in ZIP code area 12090. It lies near Pine Valley. The Survey maps it on the North Pownal quadrangle.
Then and now
1897 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 98 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1897 against another survey:
On record in Hoosick
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 2 records
Breese-Reynolds Houselisted 2007- Tibbits Houselisted 1978
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 29 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.
- 1897 USGS Hoosick quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1900 USGS Taconic quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1946 USGS North Pownal quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS North Pownal 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
- 1986 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS North Pownal quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
88 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Hoosick between 1995 and 2020, burning about 232 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 18 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 | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 August 2012 | 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
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Hoosick: 5 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bissonnette Gravel Bank | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Burden Iron Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1865, 1885 | |
| Hoosick Falls Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Hoosick Falls Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Stone | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Burden Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Hoosick Falls Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Hoosick Falls Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
30 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hoosick in 30 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 27 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2000 | Lightning | Hoosick | $70,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Hoosick | $65,000 | no account filed |
| January 2023 | Flood | Hoosick | $50,000 | Route 7 closed between Route 22 and South St. in the town of Hoosick due to a culvert overflowing and collapsing. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | $45,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | $19,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | $1,000 | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | There were reports of multiple trees and power lines down in Hoosick resulting in numerous power outages. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | A tree was reported down on road. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Hoosick | - | Trees and wires were downed in the Hamlet of North Hoosick. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | Route 22 at Hoosick Falls High School was closed due to downed trees and wires. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | Wires were downed. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | Tree limbs were downed. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Hoosick | - | Trees and wires were downed. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Hoosick | - | Trees were downed. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | Trees were reported down. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | Trees were reported down along Route 22 in the town of Hoosick due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Hoosick | - | Multiple reports of trees and wires down in the area. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Hoosick | - | Trees and wires were downed on Route 67 in North Hoosick at a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Hoosick | - | Trees were reported down on Factory Hill Road in North Hoosick due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | Large trees limbs were reported down in Hoosick as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | A tree was reported down due to thunderstorm winds on Route 7 in Hoosick Falls. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Hoosick | - | Trees were reported down along Route 67 in North Hoosick due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | A tree was reported down on a house on Pine Valley Road in Hoosick due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | Trees were reported down in Hoosick due to strong thunderstorm winds and were reportedly blocking a road. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | Trees and wires were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds in Hoosick. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoosick | - | An emergency manager reported that trees were blown down along Babcock Lake and Johnson Hill Roads, in Hoosick. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Hoosick | - | Two roads flooded. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petersburg Junction | 1.9 miles | 29 | |
| North Petersburg | 2.7 miles | 29 | |
| Hoosick Falls | 2.9 miles | 30 | |
| East Hoosick | 3.6 miles | 30 | |
| Potter Hill | 3.7 miles | 29 | |
| Southwest Hoosick | 4.0 miles | 29 | |
| Walloomsac | 4.3 miles | 30 | |
| Hoosick Junction | 4.5 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 953175. 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.











