Springtown, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in New Paltz town. It lies in ZIP code area 12561. It stands on Kleine Kill. The Survey maps it on the Rosendale quadrangle.
Then and now
1901 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 85 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
11 surveys from 28 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 Rosendale quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Rosendale 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 Rosendale quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
236 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 236 fires within 5 miles of Springtown between 1997 and 2020, burning about 250 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 31 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 | 98 |
| Smoking | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Other causes | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Springtown in 5 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 | Flood | Springtown | $1,000 | Water was reported over Horsenden Road near New Paltz. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springtown | - | Tree and wires were downed on Horsenden Road in New Paltz. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springtown | - | A few trees and wires were downed near the Town of New Paltz. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springtown | - | Tree and wires were downed on Huguenot Street. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Springtown | - | Springtown Road near New Paltz was closed due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butterville | 2.2 miles | 28 | |
| New Paltz | 2.4 miles | 25 | |
| Plutarch | 3.2 miles | 28 | |
| Ohioville | 3.3 miles | 25 | |
| Tillson | 3.4 miles | 28 | |
| Dashville | 3.5 miles | 28 | |
| High Falls | 3.7 miles | 27 | |
| Mohonk Lake | 3.8 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 966104. 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.
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.










