This Scientific Data Release is a spatial geodatabase representation of a compilation of Cadwell, D.H., Connally, G.G., Fleisher, P.J., Muller, E.H., 1988, Surficial geologic map of New York; Niagara sheet: New York State Museum Map and Chart Series 40, scale 1:250,000, 5 sheets., Muller, E.H., Cadwell, D.H., Connally, G.G., Young, R.A., 1986, Surficial geologic map of New York; Finger Lakes sheet: New York State Museum Map and Chart Series 40, scale 1:250,000, 5 sheets., Cadwell, D.H., et al., 1991, Surficial geologic map of New York; Adirondack sheet: New York State Museum Map and Chart Series 40, scale 1:250,000, 5 sheets., Cadwell, D.H., Dineen, R.J., Connally, G.G., Fleisher, P.J., and Rich, J.L., 1987, Surficial geologic map of New York; Hudson-Mohawk sheet: New York State Museum Map and Chart Series 40, scale 1:250,000, 5 sheets., Cadwell, D.H., Connally, G.G., Dineen, R.J., Fleisher, P.J., Fuller, M.L., Les Sirkin, M.L., and Wiles, G.C., 1989, Surficial geologic map of New York; Lower Hudson sheet: New York State Museum Map and Chart Series 40, scale 1:250,000, 5 sheets. These geospatial data depict surficial geologic materials in 5 regions of New York: Niagara, Finger Lakes, Adirondack, Hudson-Mohawk, and Lower Hudson. The data are provided on the New York State Museum webpage as shape files which were imported to ArcGIS Pro. Data and geodatabase organization meet Geologic Map Schema (GeMS) and National Geologic Synthesis (NGS) standards.