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Nassau, New York

30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Nassau town. It lies in ZIP code area 12123. It lies near Mashodack Hill. The Survey maps it on the Nassau quadrangle.

Nassau within Rensselaer County

Then and now

1893 to 1989

The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Nassau, surveyed 1989
Topographic sheet of Nassau, surveyed 1893

On record in Nassau

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 5 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 30 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

198 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 198 fires within 5 miles of Nassau between 1992 and 2020, burning about 194 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 42 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/undetermined98
Arson/incendiarism42
Debris and open burning24
Equipment and vehicle use14
Natural10
Smoking4
Recreation and ceremony3
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
29 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
29 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
28 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
26 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
15 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Rensselaer County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Nassau: 5 producers, 3 past producers, 1 plant. 6 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Beberwick PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
C.E. Wicks MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPlant
Haight PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kenneth Morris Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Kenneth Morris Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Route 20 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Route 20 Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Shufelt Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Shufelt Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Rensselaer County

Storms near this place

24 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nassau in 24 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 17 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2003Tornado (F1)Nassau$50,000no account filed
August 2000Flash FloodNassau$27,000no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindNassau$17,000no account filed
September 1993Thunderstorm WindNassau$5,000A severe thunderstorm formed over southern Rensselaer County during the early morning hours of September 10th. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in the southeast corner of the Town of Nassau.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindNassau$5,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindNassau$4,000no account filed
August 1996Thunderstorm WindNassau$4,000no account filed
July 2025Thunderstorm WindNassau-A tree and wires were downed near New York Route 203 and Alter Alley Way in Nassau.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindNassau-Several large tree limbs were downed.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindNassau-Trees were snapped and uprooted.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindNassau-Route 203 was closed in the town of Nassau between Evelyn Drive and Smith Road due to downed poles and wires.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindNassau-Trees were reported down along Route 20 in Nassau due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindEast Nassau-Route 20 was closed between Bliss School House Road and Route 66 due to downed trees and wires in the town of Nassau as a result of thunderstorm winds.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindNassau-A tree was downed in Nassau due to thunderstorm winds.
September 2013Flash FloodNassau-The Kinderhook Creek overflowed its banks and flooded Chatham Street in Nassau. The water also rose and affected a senior housing complex, which prompted an evacuation of the building.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindNassau-Multiple trees and wires were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Nassau.
June 2011HailEast Nassau-Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in East Nassau.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindNassau-Trees were reported down on powerlines in Nassau due to strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindNassau-Strong thunderstorm winds snapped power poles and downed wires in Nassau and Schodack.
June 2007HailEast Nassau-Nickel size hail fell in East Nassau.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindNassau-Trees down.
November 2004Thunderstorm WindNassau-Trees down.
August 2004HailEast Nassau-no account filed
June 2000HailEast Nassau-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Rensselaer County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Rosecrans Park1.0 miles30
Braeside1.5 miles30
Morey Park2.0 miles30
East Schodack3.4 miles31
Pine Haven Motor Home Park3.6 miles31
Schodack Center4.4 miles31
North Schodack4.8 miles30
South Schodack5.1 miles31

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 958278. 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.