Ridgebury, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Wawayanda town. It lies in ZIP code area 10973. It lies near Guinea Hill. The Survey maps it on the Middletown quadrangle.
Then and now
1906 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Ridgebury
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.
Dunning Houselisted 2001 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1906 USGS Goshen quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1908 USGS Goshen quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1938 USGS Goshen quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Middletown quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Goshen quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Middletown quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Middletown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
397 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 397 fires within 5 miles of Ridgebury between 1995 and 2020, burning about 266 acres in total. 26 started naturally. 40 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 | 287 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Natural | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | 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 |
| 28 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2007 | 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
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Ridgebury: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Goshen Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Merion Blue-Grass Sod Farm Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pellets Island Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pellets Island Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Westtown Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Westtown Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
3 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ridgebury in 3 storm reports between 2002 and 2009: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Ridgebury | - | Route 6 was closed due to flooding in Slate Hill. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ridgebury | - | Trees and wires down in Wallkill. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ridgebury | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slate Hill | 1.3 miles | 23 | |
| Pellets Island | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Breeze Hill Estates | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Denton | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Deer Run | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| New Hampton | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Johnson | 3.1 miles | 22 | |
| Gardnerville | 3.4 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 962504. 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.











