Purdys, New York
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1986. It stands in North Salem town. It lies in ZIP code area 10578. It stands on Titicus River. The Survey maps it on the Croton Falls quadrangle.
Then and now
1892 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Purdys
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
Joseph Purdy Homesteadlisted 1973
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 34 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.
- 1892 USGS Carmel quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Carmel quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Carmel quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1928 USGS Carmel quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1944 USGS Croton Falls quadrangle1:31680
- 1944 USGS Croton Falls quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Croton Falls quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
344 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 344 fires within 5 miles of Purdys between 2000 and 2020, burning about 249 acres in total. 38 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 | 171 |
| Natural | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Smoking | 27 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Purdys: 15 past producers, 5 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Sulfur, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croton Magnetite Iron Mines | Iron, Copper | Past Producer | 1880 | |
| Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Gk-013 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Brewster Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Croton - Theall Magnetite Mine | Iron, Copper, Sulfur | Past Producer | 1880, 1883 | |
| Croton-Mc Collum Magnetite Mine | Iron, Copper, Sulfur | Past Producer | 1843, 1880 | |
| Croton-Theall Magnetite Mine | Iron, Copper, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Somers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Somers Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Brady Farm Shaft | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Clover Hill Magnetite 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Purdy | 0.9 miles | 34 | |
| Croton Falls | 1.5 miles | 34 | |
| Somers | 1.6 miles | 34 | |
| Butlerville | 1.9 miles | 34 | |
| Heritage Hills | 2.4 miles | 34 | |
| Goldens Bridge | 2.5 miles | 34 | |
| Lake Katonah | 2.9 miles | 34 | |
| Salem Center | 3.0 miles | 41 |
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 Q122564012 | 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 974244. 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.












