Pittsfield, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Pittsfield town. It lies in ZIP code area 13411. The Survey maps it on the New Berlin North quadrangle.
Then and now
1910 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 76 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Pittsfield
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 1 record
- Beardslee Farmlisted 2000
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1910 USGS New Berlin quadrangle1:62500
- 1912 USGS New Berlin quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS New Berlin North quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1945 USGS New Berlin North quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
55 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Pittsfield between 1995 and 2020, burning about 64 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 3 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 | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 10 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 July 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 22 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 21 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 June 2009 | Natural | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pittsfield: 1 prospect, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Salt, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.C.Lobdell No.1 Well | Salt | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pittsfield in 13 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | $15,000 | Trees and wires down in Pittsfield, Morris, and New Lisbon. |
| December 2023 | Flash Flood | Pittsfield | $10,000 | A bridge is being impacted by flooding. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | $10,000 | Roof blown off of a barn from strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | $8,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree and wires onto a roadway. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | $2,000 | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsfield | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires. |
| May 2000 | Flash Flood | Pittsfield | - | Numerous roads were closed and bridges damaged due to flooding following heavy thunderstorm rains. Several families had to be evacuated from residences endangered by rising water. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Pittsfield | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardtown | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Hoboken | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Amblers Crossing | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| South Edmeston | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Silver Lake | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Edmeston | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Stetsonville | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Garrattsville | 5.8 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 960647. 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.








