Southfields, New York
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Tuxedo town. It lies in ZIP code area 10975. It lies near Green Pond Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Sloatsburg quadrangle.
Then and now
1891 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 95 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1891 USGS Ramapo quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Ramapo quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1910 USGS Ramapo quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1931 USGS Ramapo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1931 USGS Ramapo quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Ramapo quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Sloatsburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Middletown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
212 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 212 fires within 5 miles of Southfields between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,414 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 22 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 | 129 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 16 acres | New York Forest Rangers | ISLAND POND |
| 8 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Southfields: 13 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Mica, Peat, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Run Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sterling Peat | Peat | Past Producer | Peat | |
| Arden Mica Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Lake Winade Mica Mine | Mica | Past Producer | ||
| Alice Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Augusta Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Clove Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Crossway Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1793 | |
| Long Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1761 | |
| Middle and Hard Mines | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Southfields in 1 storm report in 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southfields | 1 hurt, $1,000 | Subject trapped in a tent due to a fallen tree with minor injuries. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuxedo | 0.5 miles | 31 | |
| Indian Hill | 1.1 miles | 32 | |
| Clinton Woods | 1.5 miles | 31 | |
| Laurel Ridge | 1.7 miles | 31 | |
| Arden | 2.4 miles | 32 | |
| Tuxedo Park | 3.6 miles | 31 | |
| Newburgh Junction | 4.1 miles | 32 | |
| Silver Maples | 4.2 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 965906. 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.












