Lithgow, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Washington town. It lies in ZIP code area 12545. The Survey maps it on the Amenia quadrangle.
Then and now
1899 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 94 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 28 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.
- 1899 USGS Millbrook quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Millbrook quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Amenia quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
106 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Lithgow between 1993 and 2019, burning about 162 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 20 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 | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2003 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 18 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 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 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Lithgow: 16 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Copper, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithfield Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Amenia Limonite Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1825, 1835 | |
| Amenia Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1760 | |
| General Bush Copper Mine | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| General Bush Copper Mine | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Gridley Limonite Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Limonite, Siderite | |
| Gridley Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Gridley Mine/Amenia/Squabble Hole Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Squabble Hole Limonite Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Limonite, Siderite | |
| Squabble Hole Limonite Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lithgow in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2020: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lithgow | - | Multiple trees and wires were downed on Route 44 between Amenia and Millbrook. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lithgow | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Lithgow due to strong thunderstorm winds. Vehicles were reported trapped due to an impassable road, Route 44. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Lithgow | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mabbettsville | 3.1 miles | 29 | |
| Wassaic | 3.6 miles | 28 | |
| Amenia | 3.7 miles | 28 | |
| Littlerest | 3.9 miles | 29 | |
| Smithfield | 4.3 miles | 27 | |
| Shunpike | 4.7 miles | 29 | |
| Millbrook | 4.8 miles | 29 | |
| South Amenia | 4.8 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 955442. 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.









