Mount Vernon, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Mamakating town. It lies in ZIP code area 12790. The Survey maps it on the Ellenville quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 82 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
11 surveys from 24 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.
- 1904 USGS Ellenville quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Ellenville quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1942 USGS Ellenville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Ellenville quadrangle1:31680
- 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
- 1969 USGS Ellenville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
175 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 175 fires within 5 miles of Mount Vernon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,181 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 31 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 | 72 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.9 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 August 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
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Mount Vernon: 4 past producers, 2 producers, 2 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Lead, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawangunk Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Shawangunk Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Irving Jones Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Ulster Mine Near Spring Glen | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Goodwin Sand and Gravel, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Phillipsort Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Phillipsort Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Spring Glen Deposit | Zinc | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillipsport | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Summitville | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Mamakating Park | 3.3 miles | 25 | |
| Mountain Dale | 3.4 miles | 24 | |
| Wurtsboro Hills | 4.0 miles | 25 | |
| Mount Prosper | 4.5 miles | 25 | |
| Glen Wild | 4.8 miles | 24 | |
| Wurtsboro | 5.0 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972822. 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.










