South Schodack, New York
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Schodack town. It lies in ZIP code area 12033. The Survey maps it on the East Greenbush quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1989The 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.


On record in South Schodack
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.
District School No. 3listed 1998 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 31 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 Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1895 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1925 USGS Troy quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Troy quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS East Greenbush quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS East Greenbush quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Albany quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
252 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 252 fires within 5 miles of South Schodack between 1992 and 2020, burning about 216 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 50 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 | 144 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 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
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of South Schodack: 11 producers, 8 past producers, 1 plant. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravena Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Ravena Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Coeymans Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Coeymans Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Powell and Minnock Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Powell and Minnock Shale Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Schodack Landing Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Schodack Landing Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Clay Quarry | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Clay Quarry | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Schodack in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 4 injuries. 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 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Schodack | 4 hurt | Four people suffered minor injuries after a fireworks display tent collapsed at the Pilot truck stop on Route 9 in Schodack due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Schodack | - | Several trees were down and a powerline was snapped in Schodack Landing. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Schodack | - | Several trees were down and a snapped powerline reported in Schodack Landing. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Schodack | - | Trees and wires were reported down. |
| August 2018 | Heavy Rain | South Schodack | - | Total 24 hour rainfall reports ranged from less than half an inch of rain to 1.91 inches across Rensselaer county. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Schodack | - | Extensive tree damage was reported near the intersection of Van Hoesen Road and South Schodack Road in South Schodack. Many tree tops were snapped off and damage to cornfields occurred. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | South Schodack | - | Flash flooding occurred on Route 9 in South Schodack as a result of heavy rainfall. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Schodack | - | Numerous trees were reported down near South Schodack, and in several adjacent portions of Rensselaer County 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Haven Motor Home Park | 1.5 miles | 31 | |
| Brookview | 2.1 miles | 31 | |
| Castleton-on-Hudson | 2.4 miles | 33 | |
| Muitzes Kill | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Schodack Center | 3.3 miles | 31 | |
| Stony Point | 3.4 miles | 31 | |
| Schodack Landing | 4.1 miles | 25 | |
| Nassau | 5.1 miles | 30 |
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 Q122558685 | 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 965864. 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.














