Limestreet, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Athens town. It lies in ZIP code area 12414. The Survey maps it on the Leeds quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 93 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
10 surveys from 25 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.
- 1893 USGS Coxsackie quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Coxsackie quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1929 USGS Coxsackie quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Leeds quadrangle1:24000, 4 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 Pittsfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
186 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 186 fires within 5 miles of Limestreet between 1992 and 2020, burning about 211 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 30 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 | 73 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 September 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 29 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 26 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | 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 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Limestreet: 9 producers, 8 past producers, 1 occurrence. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 | ||
| South Potic Mountain Blue Ss Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Climax West Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Cox Sackie Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Bronk Mill Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| High Hill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| High Hill Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Climax West Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cox Sackie Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| F. J. Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Athens | 2.4 miles | 25 | |
| Bronck House | 3.0 miles | 25 | |
| Earlton | 3.5 miles | 25 | |
| Sleepy Hollow Lake | 3.8 miles | 25 | |
| Leeds | 3.9 miles | 25 | |
| Climax | 4.2 miles | 25 | |
| West Coxsackie | 4.8 miles | 25 | |
| South Cairo | 4.8 miles | 25 |
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 Q122572106 | 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 955356. 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.









