New Paltz, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in New Paltz town. It lies in ZIP code area 12561. It stands on Kleine Kill. The Survey maps it on the Clintondale 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 Paltz
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 10 records
Bevier-Elting HouseNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966
Jean Hasbrouck HouseNational Historic Landmark · listed 1967
Lake Mohonk Mountain House ComplexNational Historic Landmark · listed 1973
Elting Memorial Librarylisted 2004
Maj. Jacob Hasbrouck Jr. Houselisted 1999
John A. Lafevre House and Schoollisted 1989
New Paltz Downtown Historic Districtlisted 2009
The Locustslisted 1996- Josiah DuBois Farm
- Guilford-Bower Farm Houselisted 1999
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 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 Newburg quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1903 USGS Newburgh quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Clintondale quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Newburgh quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Clintondale quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
244 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 244 fires within 5 miles of New Paltz between 1997 and 2020, burning about 256 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 31 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 | 114 |
| Smoking | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 17 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
35 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Paltz in 35 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 20 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 6 flood, 2 flash 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 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Paltz | $65,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Paltz | $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Flash Flood | New Paltz | $18,000 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | New Paltz | $10,000 | no account filed |
| December 2008 | Flood | New Paltz | $8,000 | Heavy rain resulted in flooding along Springtown Road in New Paltz, along with numerous basement pumpouts, as reported by Emergency Management officials.||In addition, Lattintown Creek between Lattintown and Milton also had water overflowing its banks. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Paltz | $7,000 | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Paltz | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Paltz | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Paltz | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Paltz | $4,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Paltz | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | New Paltz | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Paltz | $2,000 | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Flood | New Paltz | $1,000 | The combination of heavy rain, snowmelt, and clogged storm drains from significant snow and sleet accumulations, led to flooding of the Wallkill River in New Paltz. Two roads were reported closed due to this flooding. The two roads were Route 299 between the Wallkill River Bridge and Libertyville Road, and Springtown Road between Route 299 and Dug Road. The roads remained closed through Friday afternoon on February 15th. |
| March 2008 | Flood | New Paltz | $1,000 | Springtown Road was closed between Route 299 and Dug Road due to flooding.||In addition, Route 299 was closed from the Wallkill River Bridge to Libertyville Road due to flooding. |
| August 2024 | Flood | New Paltz | $500 | The department of highways reported the closure of Route 32 at North Front Street in New Paltz. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Paltz | $500 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Paltz | - | A tree was down on the road near Mohonk Avenue and Fairview Avenue. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Paltz | - | A tree was down on North Chestnut Street. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Paltz | - | A tree was down on Chestnut Street. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Paltz | - | There were reports of multiple trees down across New Paltz, some of which are near Route 32 and Henry W Dubois Drive. One fell onto a vehicle. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Paltz | - | Powerlines were downed near Pine Plains and Woodland Drive in the Town of New Paltz. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Paltz | - | Trees were downed in New Paltz. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Paltz | - | Trees and wires were downed in the New Paltz area. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Paltz | - | Two trees were reported down in New Paltz due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2014 | Hail | New Paltz | - | Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in New Paltz by a trained spotter on the campus of the State University of New York at New Paltz. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Paltz | - | Trees were reported down along Main Street in New Paltz due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| January 2010 | Flood | New Paltz | - | Springtown Road in New Paltz was reported reduced to one lane between Kleinekill Drive and Dug Road due to flooding in the southbound lane. |
| December 2008 | Heavy Rain | New Paltz | - | The combination of heavy rain and snowmelt led to isolated minor flooding of Springtown Road, between Kleine Kill Drive, and Dug Road in New Paltz, forcing this portion of the road to be closed.||The road was closed at approximately 1530 LST on December 25th, and reopened by 0700 LST on December 29th. |
| June 2008 | Hail | New Paltz | - | Penny size hail was reported in New Paltz during a thunderstorm. |
| October 2006 | Flood | New Paltz | - | On October 28, law enforcement personnel reported that Springtown Road between Kleine Kill Drive and Dug Road was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Paltz | - | Trees down |
| May 2004 | Hail | New Paltz | - | Hail from storm caused loss of crops along US Rt 44 / State RT 55 area. Specific amount is unknown. |
| June 2020 | Hail | New Paltz | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | New Paltz | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohioville | 1.7 miles | 25 | |
| Butterville | 1.9 miles | 28 | |
| Springtown | 2.4 miles | 28 | |
| Clintondale Station | 2.6 miles | 25 | |
| Elting Corners | 2.8 miles | 25 | |
| Libertyville | 3.1 miles | 25 | |
| Jenkinstown | 3.6 miles | 25 | |
| Forest Glen | 3.7 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 958443. 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.
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.










