Sawkill, New York
30 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Kingston town. It lies in ZIP code area 12401. It lies near Halihan Hill. The Survey maps it on the Kingston West quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 96 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1901 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 30 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.
- 1901 USGS Rosendale quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Rosendale quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1942 USGS Kingston West quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Kingston West quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Kingston West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Kingston West quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Kingston West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
506 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 506 fires within 5 miles of Sawkill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 566 acres in total. 26 started naturally. 52 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 | 234 |
| Smoking | 112 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 52 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Natural | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 5 September 2010 | 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 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | NICHOLSON FIRE |
| 29 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 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Sawkill: 9 past producers, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Marion | Bloating Material | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Kingston Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Marbletown Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Marbletown Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stony Hollow Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Colite Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Colite Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Jova Manufacturing Corp Clay Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Mount Marion Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Tova Manufacturing Corp. Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sawkill in 6 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2016 | Lightning | Sawkill | 1 hurt | A 29 year old man repairing a water main break was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm. According to local print media, the man was standing about three inches from a metal stake garden pot when a bolt of lightning struck the plant stand behind him. The lightning strike ricocheted to his left shoulder blade and exited him through his leg. The man went to the emergency room and was discharged later that night with only minor injuries. He was able to return to work in a few days. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sawkill | - | A 911 call center operator reported trees and wires down on Halihan Hill Road. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sawkill | - | A tree was downed onto wires. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Sawkill | - | Heavy rain from thunderstorms led to flash flooding in Kingston. Sawkill Road near Jockey Hill Road was closed due to high water. |
| January 2010 | Flash Flood | Sawkill | - | Sawkill Road was reported closed due to flooding between Hill Road and Melissa Road in Kingston. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sawkill | - | Trees and wires were reported down approximately 5 miles north northwest of Kingston due to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halihan Hill | 0.4 miles | 30 | |
| Jockey Hill | 1.0 miles | 30 | |
| Sweet Meadows | 1.4 miles | 30 | |
| Lake Katrine | 2.3 miles | 31 | |
| Ruby | 2.4 miles | 29 | |
| Stony Hollow | 2.8 miles | 30 | |
| Glenerie Lake Park | 3.1 miles | 29 | |
| Lincoln Park | 3.1 miles | 31 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 964523. 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.












