Tallman, New York
37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1995. It stands in Ramapo town. It lies in ZIP code area 10901. The Survey maps it on the Park Ridge quadrangle.
Then and now
1891 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1891 against another survey:
On record in Tallman
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
John A. DeBaun Milllisted 1993
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 37 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
- 1934 USGS Park Ridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1938 USGS Ramapo quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1939 USGS Park Ridge quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Park Ridge quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Park Ridge 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
- 1995 USGS Park Ridge quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1,706 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,706 fires within 5 miles of Tallman between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,282 acres in total. 76 started naturally. 170 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 | 926 |
| Smoking | 305 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 170 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 85 |
| Natural | 76 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 59 |
| Debris and open burning | 44 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 30 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2015 | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Tallman: 2 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Graphite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffern Deposit | Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Suffern Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| McKee Bros Sand and Gravel Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Mount Ivy Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Mount Ivy Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tallman in 12 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 9 flood, 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tallman | $15,000 | Large tree fell onto a truck on Kevin Drive. The tree also blocked the road and took down power lines. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Tallman | - | Water rescue on Spook Rock Road and Joy Road. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Tallman | - | The Mahwah River near Suffern rose above its minor flood stage of 5.0 feet at 10:30pm EDT. It then continued to rise, surpassing moderate flood stage (7.0 feet) and cresting at a height of 7.06 feet at 12:30am EDT on September 2nd. The river then gradually fell through the overnight hours, receding below minor flood stage by 10:45am EDT on September 2nd. |
| January 2018 | Flood | Tallman | - | The Mahwah River near Suffern New York exceeded its flood stage of 4.0 feet at 5:00pm EST on January 12th, crested at a height of 4.42 feet at 7:00pm EST, and fell back below flood stage at 9:30pm EST. |
| April 2018 | Flood | Tallman | - | The Mahwah River at Suffern rose above its flood stage of 4.0 feet at 11:00am EDT, crested at a height of 5.51 feet at 2:45pm EDT, and fell below flood stage at 7:15am EDT on April 17th. |
| July 2017 | Flood | Tallman | - | The Mahwah River near Suffern, NY rose above its flood stage of 4.0 feet at 12:00pm EDT on July 7th, crested at a height of 5.16 feet at 1:45pm, and fell back below flood stage by 5:00pm EDT. |
| April 2014 | Flood | Tallman | - | The Mahwah River at Suffern exceeded its flood stage of 4.0 feet at 5:45 pm EST, crested at 5.0 ft. at 11:15 pm and fell back within its banks at 7:45 pm on May 1. Storm total rainfall amounts reported across the county ranged from 2.85 inches in Suffern to 3.78 inches in Spring Valley. |
| May 2014 | Flood | Tallman | - | The Mahwah River at Suffern remained in flood from April 30. Water levels were falling at midnight EST and the river fell back within its banks at 7:45 pm EST on May 1. |
| January 2013 | Flood | Tallman | - | The Mahwah River at Suffern exceeded its flood stage of 4.0 ft. at 6:45 am. The river crested at 4.31 ft. at 8:15 am and fell back below flood stage at 11:00 am. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Tallman | - | The Mahwah River at Suffern exceeded bankfull and crested at 7.06 ft. on March 14 at 0215 EST. Several other rivers and small streams across the county also rose out of their banks causing flooding. The Ramapo River at Ramapo also rose out of its banks causing Route 17 to be closed in Sloatsburg and Hillsburn. The flooding was so severe that firefighters had to rescue a driver trapped in a car at the entrance to I-87. The New York State Thruway, I-87, was also closed from exit 15A to the Orange County line.||The storm total rainfall amount received from Nanuet was 4.18 inches. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Tallman | - | The Mahwah River at Suffern exceeded bankfull and crested at 4.88 feet. |
| December 2007 | Flood | Tallman | - | The Mahwah River at Suffern exceeded its' flood stage of 4 feet on Dec. 23, 2007 at 8:45 pm with a stage of 4.12 feet. The river crested at 5.65 feet on Dec. 24, 2007 at 12:30 am and returned within its banks on Dec 24, 2007 at 1:30 pm. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airmont | 1.1 miles | 37 | |
| Suffern Park | 1.1 miles | 37 | |
| Monsey | 1.7 miles | 37 | |
| Kaser | 1.9 miles | 37 | |
| Montebello | 2.0 miles | 33 | |
| Viola | 2.0 miles | 33 | |
| Antrim | 2.4 miles | 40 | |
| Suffern | 2.6 miles | 40 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 967009. 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.
















