Stuyvesant Falls, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Stuyvesant town. It lies in ZIP code area 12174. The Survey maps it on the Stottville quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Stuyvesant Falls
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 1 record
- Stuyvesant Falls Mill Districtlisted 1976
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1903 USGS Kinderhook quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1933 USGS Kinderhook quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Kinderhook quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Stottville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
133 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Stuyvesant Falls between 1992 and 2020, burning about 170 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 14 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 | 52 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
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 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Stuyvesant Falls: 3 producers, 3 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Sackie Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Cox Sackie Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cox Sackie Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Cox Sackie Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Stuyvesant Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Stuyvesant Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stuyvesant Falls in 11 storm reports between 2004 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stuyvesant Falls | - | Multiple trees and wires were downed along Rybka Road. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stuyvesant Falls | - | Trees and wires were downed along Route 9. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stuyvesant Falls | - | Multiple trees were downed on Rabbit Lane. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stuyvesant Falls | - | Tree limbs were downed on Route 9H near Stuyvesant Falls. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stuyvesant Falls | - | A tree was downed with power lines on a house on County Route 25. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stuyvesant Falls | - | Trees and wires were downed. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Stuyvesant Falls | - | Amateur radio reported quarter size hail fell from a thunderstorm in Stuyvesant Falls. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stuyvesant Falls | - | Numerous branches were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Stuyvesant Falls. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stuyvesant Falls | - | Trees were reported down in Stuyvesant Falls as a result of strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stuyvesant Falls | - | Trees down |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stuyvesant Falls | - | Trees down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyside | 1.6 miles | 21 | |
| Rossman | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Newton Hook | 2.7 miles | 25 | |
| Columbiaville | 2.8 miles | 25 | |
| West Ghent | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Stockport | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Kinderhook | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Omi | 3.4 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 966673. 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.









