Nanuet, New York
37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1995. It stands in Clarkstown town. It lies in ZIP code area 10954. The Survey maps it on the Park Ridge quadrangle.
Then and now
1891 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1891 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 37 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.
- 1891 USGS Ramapo quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Ramapo quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1910 USGS Ramapo quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1931 USGS Ramapo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1931 USGS Ramapo quadrangle1:48000
- 1934 USGS Park Ridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Ramapo quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1939 USGS Park Ridge quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Park Ridge quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Park Ridge 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 Middletown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Park Ridge quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2,238 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,238 fires within 5 miles of Nanuet between 2000 and 2020, burning about 2,047 acres in total. 120 started naturally. 171 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 | 1323 |
| Smoking | 356 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 171 |
| Natural | 120 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 92 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 79 |
| Debris and open burning | 51 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 34 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Nanuet: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Nyack Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| West Nyack Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nanuet in 14 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 5 hail, 5 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nanuet | 1 killed, $5,000 | Tree fell on car on Red Schoolhouse Road killing an 80 year old woman inside. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nanuet | $500 | A tree was reported down in Nanuet. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Nanuet | - | Fire department conducting a water rescue under an overpass on South Pascack Road. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Nanuet | - | Upwards of a foot of water in a parking lot at Rockland Plaza resulting in partially submerged cars and stranding several cars and requiring towing for two vehicles. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Nanuet | - | Upwards of a foot of water in a parking lot at Rockland Plaza resulting in partially submerged cars and stranding several cars and requiring towing for two vehicles. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Nanuet | - | One inch hail reported in Nanuet. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Nanuet | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Nanuet | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Nanuet | - | no account filed |
| October 2005 | Flash Flood | Nanuet | - | no account filed |
| October 2005 | Flash Flood | Nanuet | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nanuet | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nanuet | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Nanuet | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakbrook | 1.6 miles | 37 | |
| Bardonia | 1.7 miles | 39 | |
| Spring Valley Village | 1.8 miles | 37 | |
| Pearl River | 2.1 miles | 37 | |
| West Nyack | 2.2 miles | 39 | |
| Chestnut Ridge | 2.3 miles | 37 | |
| Spring Valley | 2.3 miles | 37 | |
| Germonds | 2.4 miles | 39 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 958250. 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.
















