New Concord, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Chatham town. It lies in ZIP code area 12060. It stands on Frisbee Creek. The Survey maps it on the East Chatham quadrangle.
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 New Concord
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 2 records
Knollcroftlisted 1985- New Concord Historic Districtlisted 2010
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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 Kinderhook quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1933 USGS Kinderhook quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Kinderhook quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS East Chatham quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
119 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of New Concord between 1993 and 2020, burning about 118 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 10 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 | 57 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 15 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 August 2006 | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of New Concord: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Manganese, Iron, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gott-Mesick Bog Mn Occurrence | Manganese, Iron | Producer | ||
| Gott-Mesick Bog Mn Occurrence | Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Gott-Mesick Bog Mn Occurrence | Manganese | Past Producer | Residual |
Storms near this place
11 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Concord in 11 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Flood | New Concord | $1,000 | A New York Alert from the Department of Transportation reported the flooding and closure of NY 295 going both directions between Rod and Gun Club Road and Hartigan Road in Chatham in Columbia County. Both lanes of this road were closed as of 1121 AM EST. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Concord | - | A utility pole and power lines were reported down on Percey Hill Road. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Concord | - | Multiple trees were reported down in the town of Chatham including the intersection of Route 9 and Daley Road and Loomis Road. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Concord | - | Taconic State Parkway SB was closed just north of Exit 102. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Concord | - | A few large limbs and trees were downed on New Concord Road near Route 9. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | New Concord | - | New Concord Road was flooded between State Route 295 and County Route 9. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Concord | - | A tree was downed onto wires. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Concord | - | A tree was down and on a power line on State Route 295 near Hartigan Road in the town of Chatham. |
| June 2011 | Hail | New Concord | - | Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in East Chatham. |
| June 2011 | Hail | New Concord | - | Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in East Chatham. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Concord | - | A tree was reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds and was blocking Frisbee Street in Canaan. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Chatham | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Rock City | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Red Rock | 2.8 miles | 23 | |
| Old Chatham | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Canaan Center | 3.8 miles | 43 | |
| Moorhouse Corner | 3.9 miles | 23 | |
| Chatham | 4.2 miles | 23 | |
| Canaan | 4.4 miles | 43 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 958403. 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.









