New Forge, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Taghkanic town. It lies in ZIP code area 12502. It stands on Snydam Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ancram quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 84 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 Forge
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
- House at New Forgelisted 1987
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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.
- 1902 USGS Copake quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Copake quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Ancram quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ancram quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
96 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of New Forge between 2000 and 2020, burning about 164 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 13 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 | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 August 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | NEW FORGE FIRE |
| 24 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 11 July 2012 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of New Forge: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancram Lead Mines | Silver, Copper, Lead, Molybdenum | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Taghkanic | 2.0 miles | 23 | |
| Taghkanic | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| West Taghkanic | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Pumpkin Hollow | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Ancram | 4.3 miles | 22 | |
| Glenco Mills | 4.6 miles | 23 | |
| West Copake | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Gallatinville | 4.9 miles | 22 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122560453 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972835. 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.









