Tappan Hill, New York
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Blooming Grove town. It lies in ZIP code area 10992. It lies near Round Hill. The Survey maps it on the Maybrook quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Tappan Hill
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.
Blooming Grove Churchlisted 1996 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1902 USGS Schunemunk quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1930 USGS Schunemunk quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS Schunemunk quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1935 USGS Schunemunk quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Maybrook quadrangle1:24000, 4 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
1,015 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,015 fires within 5 miles of Tappan Hill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 795 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 118 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 | 392 |
| Debris and open burning | 335 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 118 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 56 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Smoking | 24 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Fireworks | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
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 Tappan Hill: 3 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blooming Grove Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Highland Mills Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bull Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Bull Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Magnetite | |
| Ranier Hill Prospect | Iron | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blooming Grove | 0.4 miles | 31 | |
| Washingtonville | 2.0 miles | 31 | |
| South Blooming Grove | 2.3 miles | 32 | |
| Farmingdale | 2.5 miles | 31 | |
| Woodfield | 2.6 miles | 31 | |
| Bull Mine | 2.7 miles | 32 | |
| Mountain Lodge Park | 2.7 miles | 31 | |
| Otter Kill Estates | 2.8 miles | 31 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2439495. 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.










