Maplewood, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Thompson town. It lies in ZIP code area 12701. The Survey maps it on the Monticello quadrangle.
Then and now
1909 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 77 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 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.
- 1909 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500
- 1911 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
227 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 227 fires within 5 miles of Maplewood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 218 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 93 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 57 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Maplewood: 4 producers, 3 past producers. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mongaup Valley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mongaup Valley Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Monticello Black Top Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Simenitsky Brothers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Simenitsky Brothers Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| William Cooper Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| William Cooper Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
4 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maplewood in 4 storm reports between 2019 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Flash Flood | Maplewood | $10,000 | Floodwaters inundated a bridge across South Maplewood Road. Scouring and damage of the road surface was observed. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maplewood | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down wires near 394 Route 17B. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Maplewood | $3,000 | Flash flooding was occurring on Holmes Road near the intersection with Greentree Road just to the east of NY-17. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maplewood | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees onto the roadway. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coopers Corners | 0.6 miles | 23 | |
| Mongaup Valley | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Monticello | 2.8 miles | 25 | |
| Bushville | 3.2 miles | 25 | |
| Harris | 3.2 miles | 25 | |
| Smallwood | 4.2 miles | 23 | |
| Kiamesha Lake | 4.3 miles | 25 | |
| White Lake | 4.7 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 956466. 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.











