Montrose, New York
43 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Cortlandt town. It lies in ZIP code area 10548. It lies near Georges Island. The Survey maps it on the Peekskill quadrangle.
Then and now
1892 to 1986The 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.


On record in Montrose
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 1 record
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 43 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.
- 1892 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1899 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500, 12 printings
- 1936 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS West Point quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Peekskill quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS West Point quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Peekskill quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
600 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 600 fires within 5 miles of Montrose between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,742 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 61 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 | 394 |
| Smoking | 63 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 61 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
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 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | 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 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Montrose: 18 past producers, 5 prospects, 4 occurrences, 4 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Emery, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Titanium, Metal, Iron, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Property Deposit | Corundum | Prospect | ||
| Peekskill Area | Titanium, Metal, Iron, Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Peekskill Area Prospect | Titanium, Aluminum, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Phillips Mine | Molybdenum, Uranium | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Stony Point Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Tompkins Cove Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tompkins Cove Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Clay Pit No. Hl-006 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit No. Hl-006 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit No. Hl-007 | Clay | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan | 0.8 miles | 43 | |
| Crugers | 1.4 miles | 36 | |
| Verplanck | 1.5 miles | 43 | |
| Oscawana | 1.9 miles | 36 | |
| Chimney Corners | 2.0 miles | 36 | |
| Woodybrook | 2.5 miles | 36 | |
| Furnace Woods | 2.6 miles | 43 | |
| Pleasantside | 2.6 miles | 43 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 957565. 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.















