Red Rock, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Canaan town. It lies in ZIP code area 12060. The Survey maps it on the Chatham quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Red Rock
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
- Red Rock Schoolhouselisted 2022
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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.
- 1903 USGS Kinderhook quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1933 USGS Kinderhook quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Kinderhook quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Chatham quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
129 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 129 fires within 5 miles of Red Rock between 1993 and 2020, burning about 161 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 10 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 | 64 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 17 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 16 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 15 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 August 2006 | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Red Rock: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Manganese, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canaan Lead Silver Mines | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Producer | Replacement Vein | |
| Gott-Mesick Bog Mn Occurrence | Manganese, Iron | Producer | ||
| Gott-Mesick Bog Mn Occurrence | Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Canaan Lead Silver Mines | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Canaan Pb-Ag Mines | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Gott-Mesick Bog Mn Occurrence | Manganese | Past Producer | Residual |
Storms near this place
12 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Red Rock in 12 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 7 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Rock | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees along Macedonia Road and County Route 24 in Red Rock. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Rock | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Red Rock | - | Flooding was reported at 563 County Route 24. |
| July 2023 | Flood | Red Rock | - | Flooding was observed along County Route 24 near Red Rock. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Red Rock | - | There was a report that County Route 24 between County Route 9 and Stonewall Road was flooded. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Red Rock | - | A rockslide resulted in a road closure. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Red Rock | - | Heavy rain from thunderstorms led to flash flooding 1 mile east-northeast of Red Rock. Flooding on County Route 24 caused a portion of the road to wash out and the route was impassable. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Red Rock | - | Heavy rain from thunderstorms led to flash flooding 1 mile south-southeast of Red Rock in the town of Austerlitz. The intersection of Macedonia Road and Stonewall Road was washed out and closed as a result of the flooding. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Red Rock | - | Heavy rain from thunderstorms led to flash flooding 1 mile west-southwest of Red Rock in the town of Austerlitz. A portion of Ten Broeck Road was washed out and closed as a result of the flooding. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Red Rock | - | Heavy rain from thunderstorms led to flash flooding at 286 Clark Road in the town of Chatham. The force of the flood waters knocked trees over as well. |
| March 2011 | Flood | Red Rock | - | The following roads were reported closed due to flooding in Columbia County: State 9J between County Route 46 and Sharptown Road in the Town of Stuyvesant, State Route 9G near Mount Merino Road in the Town of Greenport and State Route 23 near Brady Lane in the Town of Hillsdale. Also, Indian Creek was reported to have overflown its banks in the Towns of Chatham and Austerlitz along Clark Road, County Route 24. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Rock | - | Trees were reported down in Red Rock as a result of strong thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Concord | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Spencertown | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Moorhouse Corner | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Canaan Center | 3.6 miles | 43 | |
| Austerlitz | 3.7 miles | 43 | |
| East Chatham | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| Chatham | 4.5 miles | 23 | |
| Flatbrook | 4.5 miles | 43 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 962316. 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.









