Montgomery, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Montgomery town. It lies in ZIP code area 12549. It stands on Muddy Kill. The Survey maps it on the Walden quadrangle. 3,834 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 380 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1903 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Montgomery
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 12 of 27 shown
African-American Cemetery, Thelisted 1996
Peale's Barber Farm Mastodon Exhumation Sitelisted 2009
Bodine's Tavernlisted 2016
Jacob Bookstaver Houselisted 1996
Bridge Street Historic Districtlisted 1980
William Bull III Houselisted 1986
Colden Family Cemeterylisted 2005
Colden Mansion Ruinslisted 2007
John A. Crabtree Houselisted 1998
Abraham Dickerson Farmhouselisted 1995
Dubois-Phelps Houselisted 1997
Benjamin Haines Houselisted 1996
Population over time
2 figuresMontgomery grew from 3,814 to 3,834 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,814 | |
| 2020 | 3,834 | +20 (+1%) |
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.
- 1903 USGS Newburg quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1903 USGS Newburgh quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Walden quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Walden quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Newburgh quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Walden quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
286 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 286 fires within 5 miles of Montgomery between 1993 and 2020, burning about 225 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 40 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 | 161 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Smoking | 17 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Montgomery: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grosso Materials | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Neelytown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Campbell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Highland Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Otter Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
28 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montgomery in 28 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 13 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 3 lightning, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2006 | Lightning | Montgomery | 1 killed, 1 hurt | Lightning struck 2 women that were playing golf near the Osiris Country Club in Montgomery, resulting in 1 death and 1 injury. The women were struck inside a shelter after running for cover. |
| July 2012 | Lightning | Montgomery | $10,000 | Lightning hit a house in Montgomery damaging a chimney. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montgomery | $10,000 | Many trees were reported down on cars and streets, as well as multiple utility poles and wires in Montgomery. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montgomery | $5,000 | Multiple trees and power lines were reported down across the town of Montgomery. |
| June 2009 | Lightning | Montgomery | $5,000 | Lightning struck a house at 65 O'Hare Road. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montgomery | $3,000 | Wires down at 1224 Route 17K in Montgomery NY. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montgomery | $2,000 | A tree fell on top of power lines on Ward Street in Montgomery. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montgomery | $2,000 | A tree was reported down on a house on Charles Street. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montgomery | $2,000 | A tree was reported down across Ward Street. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montgomery | $1,500 | A tree was reported down on westbound New York State Route 17K near Union Street in Montgomery. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montgomery | $1,000 | Wires were reported down 1 mile north of Montgomery at the intersection of River Road and Willow Lane. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Montgomery | - | A spotter reported quarter sized hail. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montgomery | - | Trained spotter estimated a 70 mph wind gust along with quarter sized hail. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Montgomery | - | Route 17 near Albany Post Rd. was closed due to flooding. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Montgomery | - | Coating of penny size hail. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montgomery | - | Spotters reported that strong winds knocked over several trees, that resulted in a disruption of power. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Montgomery | - | An isolated severe thunderstorm developed just ahead of an advancing cold front. Numerous reports of between 1/4 and 1/2 inch hail were received as this storm passed across southeastern New York. The dime-size hail in Montgomery was reported by a National Weather Service technician working outside at the time. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Montgomery | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Montgomery | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Montgomery | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Montgomery | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montgomery | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montgomery | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Montgomery | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Heavy Rain | Montgomery | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montgomery | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Montgomery | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Montgomery | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotts Corner | 1.9 miles | 25 | |
| Morrison Heights | 2.2 miles | 25 | |
| Kaisertown | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Berea | 3.0 miles | 25 | |
| Neelytown | 3.1 miles | 31 | |
| Maybrook | 3.2 miles | 31 | |
| Walden | 3.5 miles | 25 | |
| Allard Corners | 4.1 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.
| Wikipedia article on Montgomery | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q11133498 | 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 957558. 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.











