Kripplebush, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Marbletown town. It lies in ZIP code area 12404. The Survey maps it on the Mohonk Lake quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Kripplebush
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Kripplebush Historic Districtlisted 1994 · 0.4 miles away
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.
- 1901 USGS Rosendale quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Rosendale quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1942 USGS Mohonk Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Mohonk Lake quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Mohonk Lake quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
200 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 200 fires within 5 miles of Kripplebush between 1993 and 2020, burning about 5,299 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 25 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 | 114 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 2 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 16 September 2009 | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Kripplebush: 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Abrasive. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Productions/ Clifton, N.J. | Abrasive | Unknown | ||
| Krom Road Gravel Bank | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Accord Stone and Lime Company | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Nytralite Pit and Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kripplebush in 7 storm reports between 2016 and 2026: 6 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kripplebush | - | A local 911 Call Center relayed a report of a tree and wires down on Route 209 near Kyserike Road near Accord, NY. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kripplebush | - | Wires were reported down on Cooper Street. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kripplebush | - | Trees and wires were downed. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kripplebush | - | A tree was blown down on Bone Hollow Road between Whitefield Road and Smith Lane. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kripplebush | - | A tree was reported down on Pine Bush Road between Buck Road and County Route 2. |
| February 2016 | Flood | Kripplebush | - | Heavy rain and snow melt upon a frozen ground caused the Kripplebush Creek to overflow its banks and flow across County Route 2 near Stone Ridge. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kripplebush | - | Trees and wires were down across Kripplebush Road in Marbletown due to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyonsville | 1.1 miles | 27 | |
| Whitfield | 2.4 miles | 27 | |
| Stone Ridge | 3.0 miles | 27 | |
| Kyserike | 3.2 miles | 27 | |
| Alligerville | 3.2 miles | 27 | |
| The Vly | 3.2 miles | 28 | |
| High Falls | 3.7 miles | 27 | |
| Mettacahonts | 3.7 miles | 23 |
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 Q122594098 | 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 954819. 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.










