Rudco, New York
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1995. It stands in Poughkeepsie town. It lies in ZIP code area 12601. The Survey maps it on the Poughkeepsie quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 102 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:
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 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 Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1903 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1936 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
- 1995 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
600 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 600 fires within 5 miles of Rudco between 1999 and 2020, burning about 784 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 82 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 | 312 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 82 |
| Smoking | 81 |
| Natural | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2014 | 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 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Rudco: 17 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sandstone Rock Quarry No. Hj-010 | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Sandstone | |
| Clay Pit Deposit No. Hj-0 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit Deposit No. Hj-012 | Clay | Past Producer | Clay | |
| Limestone Rock Quarries No. Hj-018 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Rock Quarry No. Hj-011 | Stone | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Limestone Rock Quarry No. Hj-016 | Stone | Producer | Unknown | |
| Limestone Rock Quarry No. Hj-017 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Clinton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Limestone Rock Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rudco in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rudco | - | Trees were downed at the Marriott on Route 9 in Poughkeepsie. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rudco | - | Trees and wires were downed on South Road and Anthony Drive. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rudco | - | NWS Storm Survey observed numerous trees down southeast of Poughkeepsie from near the Route 9 and Spackenkill Road intersection eastward for 5 miles. Most of the damage was from the Route 9 and Spackenkill Road intersection eastward for one mile. East of there, damage was spotty and extended as far east as Old Smith Road.|Maximum wind speeds based on tree damage were estimated at 100 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Keurens | 0.4 miles | 35 | |
| Crown Heights | 0.9 miles | 35 | |
| Barnegat | 1.3 miles | 35 | |
| Spackenkill | 1.5 miles | 35 | |
| Knapps Corner | 2.0 miles | 35 | |
| Stoneco | 2.0 miles | 36 | |
| Howland | 3.1 miles | 36 | |
| Hudson Heights | 3.5 miles | 35 |
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 Q122596610 | 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 973028. 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.













