South Fallsburg, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Fallsburg town. It lies in ZIP code area 12779. The Survey maps it on the Monticello quadrangle.
Then and now
1909 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 77 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in South Fallsburg
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 2 records
Rivoli Theatrelisted 2001
South Fallsburg Hebrew Association Synagoguelisted 2000
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 25 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.
- 1909 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500
- 1911 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS Monticello 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
- 1966 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
177 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 177 fires within 5 miles of South Fallsburg between 1998 and 2020, burning about 201 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 21 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 | 54 |
| Smoking | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Other causes | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2014 | Smoking | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 10 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2012 | Natural | 4.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 August 2014 | Smoking | 2.4 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of South Fallsburg: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwin Sand and Gravel, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Maston Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Maston Lake Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Monticello Black Top Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fallsburg | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| Hurleyville | 2.4 miles | 25 | |
| Kiamesha Lake | 2.9 miles | 25 | |
| Woodridge | 3.3 miles | 24 | |
| Woodbourne | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Loch Sheldrake | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Thompsonville | 3.7 miles | 25 | |
| Harris | 4.9 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1867418. 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.











