West Coxsackie, New York
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Coxsackie town. It lies in ZIP code area 12051. It lies near Coxsackie Island. The Survey maps it on the Hudson North quadrangle. It stands 131 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1893 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 93 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in West Coxsackie
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
Peter Houghtaling Farm and Lime Kilnlisted 1986
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 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 Coxsackie quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Coxsackie quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1929 USGS Coxsackie quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Albany quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Hudson North 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
- 1980 USGS Hudson North quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
174 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 174 fires within 5 miles of West Coxsackie between 1992 and 2020, burning about 165 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 30 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 | 64 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| 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 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | 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 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of West Coxsackie: 6 producers, 6 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climax West Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Climax West Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cox Sackie Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Cox Sackie Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bronk Mill Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| High Hill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| High Hill Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Cox Sackie Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Cox Sackie Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Route 81 Shale Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
21 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Coxsackie in 21 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 3 flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 | Flood | West Coxsackie | $5,000 | Route 385 between Lawrence Avenue and Whitbeck Street in Coxsackie was closed due to flooding. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Coxsackie | $3,000 | Trees were downed in the Town of Coxsackie. This occurred along an outflow boundary ahead of thunderstorms. |
| September 2023 | Lightning | West Coxsackie | $1,000 | There was a report of a structure on fire at a house on Derek Van Brummel Circle due to a lightning strike. |
| May 2025 | Hail | West Coxsackie | - | A local broadcast media outlet passed along an image of hail measuring at approximately one inch in Coxsackie. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | West Coxsackie | - | Route 385 at Lawrence Ave has all lanes closed due to flooding. |
| November 2021 | Flood | West Coxsackie | - | Route 385 was closed at a railroad underpass between Bailey Street and Lawrence Avenue due to flooding. |
| August 2021 | Flood | West Coxsackie | - | County Route 385 was closed between Bailey Street and Lawrence Avenue under a railroad viaduct due to flooding. This is a typical flood prone spot. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Coxsackie | - | Route 385 was closed between Kings Road and Bailey Street due to a downed tree and wires. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Coxsackie | - | A tree was downed. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | West Coxsackie | - | Street flooding was reported. |
| October 2017 | Heavy Rain | West Coxsackie | - | Public reported 1.88 inches of rain. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Coxsackie | - | Trees and trees limbs were reported down in West Coxsackie due to thunderstorm winds. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Coxsackie | - | Large limbs were reported down in Coxsackie as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2011 | Hail | West Coxsackie | - | Three inch diameter size hail (measured) was reported during a thunderstorm in Coxsackie. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | West Coxsackie | - | Mansion Street was reported closed due to flooding between Bailey Street and Lawrence Avenue in West Coxsackie. |
| December 2010 | Flash Flood | West Coxsackie | - | Route 61, River Road, in New Baltimore was reported closed due to flash flooding. |
| January 2010 | Flash Flood | West Coxsackie | - | Route 385 was reported closed due to high water between Bailey Street and Lawrence Avenue in Coxsackie. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Coxsackie | - | Wires were reported down in Coxsackie due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | West Coxsackie | - | Training thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall across eastern portions of Greene County Wednesday afternoon and evening, resulting in flash flooding. State Route 385, or Mansion Street, in Coxsackie was closed due to flash flooding from this heavy rainfall. Several other streets within the village of Coxsackie were also impassable Wednesday evening due to flooding. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Coxsackie | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Coxsackie as a result of strong thunderstorm winds. |
| December 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Coxsackie | - | Trees were reported down in Coxsackie due to thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coxsackie | 1.0 miles | 25 | |
| Climax | 1.8 miles | 25 | |
| Bronck House | 1.9 miles | 25 | |
| Roberts Hill | 2.6 miles | 25 | |
| Otter Hook | 3.2 miles | 25 | |
| Paradise Hill | 4.2 miles | 25 | |
| Sleepy Hollow Lake | 4.2 miles | 25 | |
| Earlton | 4.5 miles | 25 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q123206325 | 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 969189. 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.










