Kiskatom, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Catskill town. It lies in ZIP code area 12414. It stands on Kiskatom Brook. The Survey maps it on the Cementon 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.


Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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 Cementon quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
265 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 265 fires within 5 miles of Kiskatom between 1992 and 2020, burning about 293 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 29 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 | 119 |
| Debris and open burning | 68 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
| 29 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 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 34 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Kiskatom: 18 past producers, 15 producers, 1 occurrence. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Clay, Flagstone. 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 | ||
| Saxton Blue Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| North Catskill Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| North Catskill Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Smith's Landing Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Smith's Landing Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Alsen Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Alsen Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Catskill Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Catskill Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
7 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kiskatom in 7 storm reports between 2003 and 2021: 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flood. The reports record 7 injuries. 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 2003 | Tornado (F2) | Kiskatom | 7 hurt, $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Kiskatom | - | Paul Saxe Road was closed at Mountain Turnpike Road in the Town of Catskill due to flash flooding. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kiskatom | - | A tree was downed near Ramsey School Road and Route 23A. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kiskatom | - | Trees and wires were downed in Kiskatom due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2011 | Flood | Kiskatom | - | Route 32 just south of Route 23A in the Town of Catskill was closed due to flooding. The roadway remained closed after the flood waters receded due to damage. |
| January 2010 | Flash Flood | Kiskatom | - | Route 32 was reported closed between Route 23A and Game Farm Road in Catskill due to water over the roadway. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Kiskatom | - | Mountain Turnpike Road closed to all vehicle traffic. Two people trapped in car in parking lot of Friar Tuck Inn. Emergency Personnel called to scene. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrenceville | 2.3 miles | 27 | |
| High Falls | 2.6 miles | 27 | |
| Ledgewood Park | 2.8 miles | 32 | |
| Palenville | 3.6 miles | 32 | |
| Alsen | 3.6 miles | 27 | |
| Cairo Junction | 3.7 miles | 25 | |
| Cauterskill | 4.0 miles | 27 | |
| Jefferson Heights | 4.8 miles | 27 |
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 Q122541178 | 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 954721. 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.










