New Lebanon, New York
43 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1998. It stands in New Lebanon town. It lies in ZIP code area 12125. It stands on South Branch Wyomanock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Canaan quadrangle.
Then and now
1888 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 110 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1888 against another survey:
On record in New Lebanon
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 7 records
Shaker North Family BarnNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966
Church of Our Saviourlisted 1997
Lebanon Springs Union Free Schoollisted 1991
Gov. Samuel J. Tilden Monumentlisted 2006- Donnelly Houselisted 2000
- Elisha Gilbert Houselisted 1984
- New Lebanon District No. 8 Schoollisted 2021
Topographic sheets covering this place
22 surveys from 43 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.
- 1888 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1897 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1899 USGS Housatonic quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Housatonic quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Housatonic quadrangle1:125000
- 1946 USGS Canaan quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Canaan quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Canaan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Canaan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Canaan quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Canaan quadrangle1:25000
- 1986 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Pittsfield West quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Pittsfield West quadrangle1:25000
Fires near this place
114 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 114 fires within 5 miles of New Lebanon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 102 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 9 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 | 75 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 27 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 June 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 June 2007 | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of New Lebanon: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon Springs Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Shaker Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Limonite | |
| Shaker Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Shaker Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Lebanon in 8 storm reports between 2004 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Lebanon | - | Several trees and wires were downed throughout the Town of New Lebanon including Route 20, Route 22 and Mill Road. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Lebanon | - | Trees and wires were downed in the Town of New Lebanon. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Lebanon | - | Tree was downed onto a car. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Lebanon | - | Trees were reported down in New Lebanon due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Lebanon | - | Trees and wires were reported down in New Lebanon due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Lebanon | - | Wires were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds in New Lebanon. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Lebanon | - | Trees were reported down in New Lebanon and also in Chatham due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Lebanon | - | Trees down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon Springs | 1.2 miles | 43 | |
| New Lebanon Center | 1.4 miles | 43 | |
| West Lebanon | 4.0 miles | 43 | |
| Queechy | 4.3 miles | 43 | |
| Canaan | 4.5 miles | 43 | |
| New Britain | 5.0 miles | 43 | |
| Canaan Center | 6.2 miles | 43 | |
| Flatbrook | 6.2 miles | 43 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 958430. 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.





















