Mabbettsville, New York
29 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. It stands on Shaw Brook. The Survey maps it on the Millbrook quadrangle. It stands 696 feet above sea level.
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
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.
- 1899 USGS Millbrook quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Millbrook quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Millbrook quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Millbrook quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Millbrook quadrangle1:24000, 4 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
123 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Mabbettsville between 1993 and 2019, burning about 162 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 17 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 | 68 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2003 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
| 14 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 August 2011 | 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 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Mabbettsville: 7 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Baldwin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bangall Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bangall Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Route 199 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Route 82 Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Route 82 Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shunpike Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Standford S & G Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Stanfordville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mabbettsville in 7 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Mabbettsville | $17,000 | Tornado touched down on November 12, 2021 just southwest of Killearn Road in the town of Washington around 1115 AM EST. The tornado traveled northeast for 2.5 miles, ending just northeast of Butts Hollow Road. The tornado caused damage to numerous trees along its path. A number of homes and cars were damaged by falling trees. The tornado destroyed one shed at a farm near the intersection of Route 343 and Little Rest Road. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mabbettsville | - | A tree was downed across Hoxie Road near Millbrook. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mabbettsville | - | Trees were downed on Route 343 near Butts Hollow Road. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Mabbettsville | - | US Route 44 was closed due to flash flooding between Banghall and 9 Partners Lane in Washington. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mabbettsville | - | A tree was downed on Chestnut Ridge Road in the town of Washington due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Mabbettsville | - | Route 44 was reported flooded in several locations between Millbrook and Amenia. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mabbettsville | - | Trees were reported down in Millbrook due to strong thunderstorm winds. In addition, Route 343 near Nine Partners Lane was closed in both directions due to a downed tree. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Littlerest | 1.7 miles | 29 | |
| Millbrook | 1.9 miles | 29 | |
| South Millbrook | 2.4 miles | 29 | |
| Lithgow | 3.1 miles | 28 | |
| Millbrook Heights | 3.4 miles | 29 | |
| Shunpike | 3.6 miles | 29 | |
| Chestnut Ridge | 4.5 miles | 32 | |
| Camby | 4.6 miles | 32 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Mabbettsville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14706851 | 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 956214. 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.











