North Germantown, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Germantown town. It lies in ZIP code area 12526. It lies near Bush Island. The Survey maps it on the Cementon quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 91 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in North Germantown
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
German Reformed Sanctity Church Parsonagelisted 1976 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 27 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.
- 1895 USGS Catskill quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1934 USGS Catskill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1938 USGS Catskill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Catskill quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Cementon quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
195 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 195 fires within 5 miles of North Germantown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 274 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 24 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 | 72 |
| Debris and open burning | 64 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 August 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 of 44 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 44 workings within 5 miles of North Germantown: 24 past producers, 19 producers, 1 occurrence. 19 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sulfur, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Hill Deposit | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Paul Blum Cementon Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| F.H. Stickles & Son S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| F.H. Stickles & Son S & G Pit & Mil | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Malden On Hudson Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Malden On Hudson Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Smith's Landing Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Smith's Landing Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Alsen Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Alsen Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
3 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Germantown in 3 storm reports between 2018 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Germantown | - | Trees and wires were reported down on Hover Ave. |
| January 2019 | Flood | North Germantown | - | Route 9G was closed between Camp Creek Road and Maple Avenue due to flooding. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Germantown | - | A tree was reported 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germantown | 1.6 miles | 27 | |
| Linlithgo | 2.0 miles | 27 | |
| Cheviot | 2.5 miles | 27 | |
| Burden | 2.7 miles | 27 | |
| Oak Hill Landing | 3.1 miles | 27 | |
| Viewmonte | 3.9 miles | 27 | |
| Bingham Mills | 3.9 miles | 27 | |
| Greendale | 4.0 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 958791. 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.










