Pawling, New York
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Pawling town. It lies in ZIP code area 12564. It lies near Mount Tom. The Survey maps it on the Pawling quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 105 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1893 against another survey:
On record in Pawling
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 3 records
Akin Free Librarylisted 1991
John Kane Houselisted 1980
Oblong Friends Meetinghouselisted 1973
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 35 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.
- 1893 USGS Clove quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Clove quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Clove quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Clove quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1945 USGS Pawling quadrangle1:31680
- 1945 USGS Pawling quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Pawling quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Pawling quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Pawling quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
146 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of Pawling between 1993 and 2020, burning about 307 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 26 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 | 83 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Appalachian National Scenic Trail | HOSNER 3 |
| 7 August 2010 | 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
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Pawling: 11 past producers, 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutchess County Kyn Deposits | Kyanite | Occurrence | Metamorphic | |
| Pauling Limonite Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1825, 1870 | |
| Pawling Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Wingdale Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Wingdale Quarry and Mill | Titanium, Metal | Past Producer | ||
| Patterson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Patterson Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pauling Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pauling Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
26 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pawling in 26 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 19 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pawling | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pawling | $29,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pawling | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Tornado (F1) | Pawling | $20,000 | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Flood | Pawling | $10,000 | Heavy rainfall led to flooding across portions of Dutchess county. Several roads were closed, including Route 199 near Red Hook, Route 292 in Pawling, and Route 22 in Millerton. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pawling | $5,000 | A strong cold front moved through eastern New York during the evening of April 24th resulting in severe thunderstorms across parts of the area. Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines across parts of Sullivan, Ulster, and Dutchess Counties. Hardest hit were the towns of Pawling and Marlboro where over 5,000 customers were left without power. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pawling | $1,500 | no account filed |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pawling | $1,000 | A tree was downed on Lakeside Drive in the Village of Pawling which resulted in a road closure. |
| August 2004 | Lightning | Pawling | $1,000 | House struck by lightning on Hurds Corners Rd. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pawling | - | A tree was downed on Route 55 at the Route 22 ramp. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pawling | - | A large tree and wires were downed on Old Route 55 near Pawling. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pawling | - | Law enforcement reported a tree down on train tracks. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pawling | - | Law enforcement reported trees down. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pawling | - | A tree and wires were reported down along Lakeside Drive in Pawling. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pawling | - | Trees were downed near the intersection of Elm Street and Union Street. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pawling | - | Trees were downed near the intersection of West Main Street and West Street. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pawling | - | A tree was downed onto a building in the village of Pawling due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pawling | - | Trees and wires were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Pawling. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Pawling | - | Nickel sized hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Pawling. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Pawling | - | Quarter to ping pong ball size hail was reported in Pawling during a thunderstorm. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Pawling | - | Ping pong ball size hail was reported in Pawling during a thunderstorm. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pawling | - | Trees were reported down in Pawling due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2008 | Flood | Pawling | - | Heavy rain resulted in the washout of Game Farm Road, located approximately 3 miles east of Pawling. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pawling | - | Trees down |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pawling | - | Trees down in road. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pawling | - | Trees and wires 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodinville | 1.6 miles | 32 | |
| Hurd Corners | 2.2 miles | 35 | |
| Baker Corner | 2.7 miles | 35 | |
| Quaker Hill | 3.4 miles | 35 | |
| Shorehaven | 3.5 miles | 32 | |
| West Pawling | 3.5 miles | 32 | |
| Holmes | 3.5 miles | 32 | |
| Poughquag | 5.3 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 960006. 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.















