Newburgh Junction, New York
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Woodbury town. It lies in ZIP code area 10926. The Survey maps it on the Monroe 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.


Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 32 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 Schunemunk quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1930 USGS Schunemunk quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS Schunemunk quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1935 USGS Schunemunk quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Middletown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1,130 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,130 fires within 5 miles of Newburgh Junction between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,629 acres in total. 26 started naturally. 112 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 | 457 |
| Debris and open burning | 376 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 112 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 73 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 43 |
| Natural | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Smoking | 17 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 16 acres | New York Forest Rangers | ISLAND POND |
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 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
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Newburgh Junction: 6 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mica, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Hill Wernerite Deposit | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Arden Mica Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Lake Winade Mica Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| High Mills Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| High Mills Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highland Mills Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Clove Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Mombasha Lake Magnetite Area | Iron | Past Producer | 1740 | |
| Mombasha Mine/O'Neill/Forshee/Clove Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Magnetite | |
| Wetherby Mine/Rattlesnake Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Magnetite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Maples | 0.6 miles | 32 | |
| Harriman | 0.8 miles | 32 | |
| Arden | 1.7 miles | 32 | |
| Hillside Plaza | 2.4 miles | 32 | |
| Central Valley | 2.6 miles | 35 | |
| Overlook Estates | 3.0 miles | 32 | |
| Baileytown | 3.1 miles | 35 | |
| Indian Hill | 3.2 miles | 32 |
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 Q122546655 | 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 972840. 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.










