Spackenkill, 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 12603. The Survey maps it on the Poughkeepsie quadrangle. 4,223 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 175 feet above sea level.
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:
On record in Spackenkill
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.
Kimlin Cider Milllisted 2003 · 0.9 miles away
Population over time
2 figuresSpackenkill grew from 4,123 to 4,223 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,123 | |
| 2020 | 4,223 | +100 (+2%) |
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
654 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 654 fires within 5 miles of Spackenkill between 1999 and 2020, burning about 825 acres in total. 46 started naturally. 93 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 | 328 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 93 |
| Smoking | 85 |
| Natural | 46 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Spackenkill: 19 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
18 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spackenkill in 18 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 14 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 lightning. The reports record 2 deaths and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2016 | Lightning | Spackenkill | 2 killed, 3 hurt | Five people (four men and one woman) were struck by lightning in Mansion Square Park in Poughkeepsie during a thunderstorm. The five people were seated in park benches under a tree on the northern side of the park, when lightning struck the tree and traveled through the ground and into the benches. Three of the people were unresponsive immediately after the lightning strike and two would eventually die due to their injuries. Witnesses saw items burning near the people after the strike. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spackenkill | 1 hurt | One person was trapped and injured as a vacant building collapsed onto an occupied building. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spackenkill | - | There were multiple reports of trees and wires down in Poughkeepsie. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spackenkill | - | Trees and power lines were downed on Hammersley Avenue in the City of Poughkeepsie. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spackenkill | - | A large tree was downed blocking the road. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spackenkill | - | Law enforcement reported trees down. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spackenkill | - | A glass front door was shattered due to strong winds. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spackenkill | - | Uprooted trees and large branches were downed. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Spackenkill | - | Nickel size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Poughkeepsie. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Spackenkill | - | Quarter size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Poughkeepsie. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spackenkill | - | Trees were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Poughkeepsie. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spackenkill | - | Trees were downed on Yates Blvd in the southern portion of Poughkeepsie due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spackenkill | - | Trees were downed and on houses due to thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Wilson Blvd and Hooker Road in Poughkeepsie. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spackenkill | - | Several trees and wires were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Poughkeepsie. |
| November 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spackenkill | - | A tree was reported down in Poughkeepsie due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spackenkill | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Poughkeepsie due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spackenkill | - | Numerous trees were reported down in and around Poughkeepsie and several other areas in Dutchess County due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Spackenkill | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudco | 1.5 miles | 35 | |
| Van Keurens | 1.8 miles | 35 | |
| Crown Heights | 1.8 miles | 35 | |
| Knapps Corner | 1.9 miles | 35 | |
| Red Oaks Mill | 2.0 miles | 34 | |
| Titusville | 2.2 miles | 34 | |
| Barnegat | 2.4 miles | 35 | |
| Rombout Ridge | 2.6 miles | 34 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Spackenkill | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3460160 | 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 1867420. 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.













