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Essex County, New York

308 topographic sheets cover 77 settlements here, and 114 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

114 National Register listings published here, 6 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

New York within the United States
Essex County within New York
Explore by year 1858 1891

What the record shows

  • 2,127 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 114 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 76 buildings, 21 districts, 15 structures, 1 site and 1 object.
  • 6 of the 114 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 77 populated places in this county; 77 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

114

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Adsit Log Housebuilding199292001053
Abraham Aiken Housebuilding198989000465
Amherst Avenue Historic Districtdistrict198989000473
Asgaard Farmdistrict2020100004907
Au Sable Forks Historic Districtdistrict2026100012670
Ausable Clubbuilding202505000683
Barngalowbuilding199292001427
Beer's Bridgestructure199999001327
Black Watch Librarybuilding198888002199
Bogie Cottagebuilding199292001464
John Brown Farm and Gravesitedistrict197272000840
H. G. Burleigh Housebuilding198888002192
Camp Dudley Road Historic Districtdistrict199393001136
Central Powerhousebuilding199595000591
Central Schoolbuilding198888002202
Church of the Nazarenebuilding197373001189
Clark Housebuilding198888002204
Peyton Clark Cottagebuilding199292001435
Community Buildingbuilding198888002198
Coulter Cottagebuilding199292001438
Crandall Marine Railwaystructure201111000251
Crown Point Green Historic Districtdistrict201515000231
Cure Cottage at 43 Forest Hill Avenuebuilding201212000954
Clayton H. Delano Housebuilding198888002195
Delaware & Hudson Railroad Depotbuilding199595000593
Denny Cottagebuilding199292001452
Edgewater Farmbuilding198888000035
Essex County Fairgroundsbuilding200505000993
Essex County Home and Farmbuilding198282003357
Essex County Municipal Complexbuilding201616000224
Essex Village Historic Districtdistrict197575001187
Fallon Cottage Annexbuilding199292001463
Ferris Housebuilding198888002203
First Congregational Church and Cemeterybuilding200504001457
First Congregational and Presbyterian Society Church of Westportbuilding198888002750
Flat Rock Campbuilding200606000642
Fort Crown Pointdistrict196868000033
Fort St. Fredericsite196666000517
Fort Ticonderoga, North Demi-lunestructure196666000519
Frazier Bridgestructure199898001540
Samson Fried Estatebuilding198787000225
Gilligan and Stevens Blockbuilding198888002193
Gooley Clubdistrict2018100002383
Graves Mansionbuilding2022100008338
Hancock Housebuilding198888002197
Hand-Hale Historic Districtdistrict197979001582
Helen Hill Historic Districtdistrict201515000754
Henry's Garagebuilding2017100000996
Highland Park Historic Districtdistrict199292001474
Hubbard Hallbuilding199998001584
Hurricane Mountain Fire Observation Stationstructure200706001145
Ironville Historic Districtdistrict197474001237
Keene Valley Country Clubdistrict2020100005480
Keene Valley Librarybuilding200000001528
Keith and Branch Ford Motors Factory and Showroombuilding201313000329
Kennedy Cottagebuilding199292001437
Kessel Park Innbuilding2023100009190
Lake George Avenue Historic Districtdistrict198989000472
Lake View Grange No. 970building201313000626
Lane Cottagebuilding199292001434
Larom-Welles Cottagebuilding199292001478
Dr. Henry Leetch Housebuilding199292001471
Lent Cottagebuilding199292001462
Liberty Monumentobject198989002014
Ligonier Point Historic Districtdistrict201312001129
Main Lodge, Camp Santanonibuilding198786002955
Marquay Cottagebuilding199292001439
Marvin Cottagebuilding199292001461
Silas B. Moore Gristmillbuilding198888002190
Morgan Cottagebuilding199292001426
Moriah Town Office Buildingbuilding199595000594
Mount Adams Fire Observation Stationstructure200606000253
Mount Adams Fire Observation Stationstructure200606000253
Mount Moriah Presbyterian Churchbuilding199595000592
Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Runstructure201010000008
NYS Armorybuilding198888002200
North-Sprague Farmbuilding2020100005707
Notman Bridgestructure199999001328
Octagonal Schoolhousebuilding197373001190
PAD Factory, Thebuilding198888002205
Partridge Cottagebuilding199292001440
Pittenger Cottagebuilding199292001460
Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain Fire Observation Stationstructure200101001034
Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain Fire Observation Stationstructure200101001034
Port Henry Fire Department Buildingbuilding199595000590
Putnam Campdistrict201212000876
Ranney Bridgestructure199999001329
Rembrandt Hallbuilding198383001677
Sheldon-Owens Farmdistrict199393000171
Sherman Free Librarybuilding199595000595
Slater Bridgestructure199999001325
Stevenson Cottagebuilding199292001441
Tahawus Masonic Lodgebuilding2021100006216
Talichitobuilding201212000533
Ticonderoga High Schoolbuilding198888002201
Ticonderoga National Bankbuilding198888002194
Ticonderoga Pulp and Paper Company Officebuilding198888002191
Tomlinson Housebuilding198383001678
Trudeau Sanatoriumdistrict199595000479
US Post Office-Lake Placidbuilding198888002339
US Post Office-Ticonderogabuilding198988002436
Uplands, Thebuilding201616000109
Van Ornam & Murdock Blockbuilding198282001172
Walton Bridgestructure199999001326
Elkanah Watson Housebuilding196666000518
Wells Memorial Librarybuilding201111000289
Wellscroftbuilding200403001513
Westport Historic Districtdistrict2021100006513
Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway Complexdistrict200806001147
Will Rogers Memorial Hospitalbuilding198383001679
Willsboro Congregational Churchbuilding198484002391
Willsboro School, Thebuilding201010000135
Wilmington Bridgestructure199999001324
Witherbee Memorial Hallbuilding199191000421

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

5

Drawn when these were printed as single large sheets: the town seen from the air, and the county divided into its farms with every owner named. Each opens the original at the Library of Congress.

Bird's-eye view, 1887 - Keeseville, N.Y. 1887
Bird's-eye view (1887) - Keeseville, N.Y. 1887. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1889 - Port Henry, N.Y.
Bird's-eye view (1889) - Port Henry, N.Y.. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1884 - Ticonderoga, N.Y.
Bird's-eye view (1884) - Ticonderoga, N.Y.. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1891 - Ticonderoga, N.Y.
Bird's-eye view (1891) - Ticonderoga, N.Y.. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1858 - Map of Essex Co., New York
Land ownership map (1858) - Map of Essex Co., New York. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

29 of 108 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 108 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

Battle field at Ticonderoga. (See sign on tree.), Boston Public Library - undated
Battle field at Ticonderoga. (See sign on tree.). Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Schroon Lake, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Schroon Lake, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Paradox Lake, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Paradox Lake, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Clark's Island on Schroon Lake, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Clark's Island on Schroon Lake, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Split Rock Falls Inn, New Russia, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Split Rock Falls Inn, New Russia, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
John Brown's home, Boston Public Library - undated
John Brown's home. Wilkie, Robert D., 1828-1903, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Still waters, Ausable Lake, Boston Public Library - undated
Still waters, Ausable Lake. Wilkie, Robert D., 1828-1903, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
A perspective view of Lake George Plan of Ticonderoga, Boston Public Library - undated
A perspective view of Lake George Plan of Ticonderoga. Skinner, H, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Lake Champlain Bridge, connecting New York State and Vermont at the "Narrows" from Chimney Point, Vt., to Crown Point, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Lake Champlain Bridge, connecting New York State and Vermont at the "Narrows" from Chimney Point, Vt., to Crown Point, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Schroon Lake, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Schroon Lake, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Main Street looking south, Schroon Lake, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Main Street looking south, Schroon Lake, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Leland House, Schroon Lake, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Leland House, Schroon Lake, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Leland Terrace looking at Schroon Lake, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Leland Terrace looking at Schroon Lake, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Brown Swan Club, Schroon Lake, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Brown Swan Club, Schroon Lake, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Dancing under stars at Scaroon Manor on Schroon Lake, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Dancing under stars at Scaroon Manor on Schroon Lake, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Norris Dam, Tennessee. Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, N.Y. Bear Mountain Inn, Bear Mt., N.Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Norris Dam, Tennessee. Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga, N.Y. Bear Mountain Inn, Bear Mt., N.Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
John Brown's homestead, Boston Public Library - undated
John Brown's homestead. Wilkie, Robert D., 1828-1903, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
John Brown's home, Boston Public Library - undated
John Brown's home. Wilkie, Robert D., 1828-1903, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Lake Champlain, at Port Kent, Boston Public Library - undated
Lake Champlain, at Port Kent. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Bathing beach, Schroon Lake, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Bathing beach, Schroon Lake, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Little Club, Schroon Lake, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Little Club, Schroon Lake, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Eagle Point and islands on Schroon Lake, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Eagle Point and islands on Schroon Lake, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
"N" on left hand side road between Pottersville and Schroon Lake, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
"N" on left hand side road between Pottersville and Schroon Lake, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Maple Leaf Motel, 1 mi. north of Schroon Lake on Rt. 9, Boston Public Library - undated
Maple Leaf Motel, 1 mi. north of Schroon Lake on Rt. 9. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Mount Severance Motor Court, Schroon Lake, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Mount Severance Motor Court, Schroon Lake, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Still waters, Ausable Lake, Boston Public Library - undated
Still waters, Ausable Lake. Wilkie, Robert D., 1828-1903, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Near New Russia, New York, Boston Public Library - undated
Near New Russia, New York. Hart, James McDougal, 1828-1901, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
A plan of the town and Fort of Carillon at Ticonderoga with the attack made by the British army commanded by Genl. Abercrombie, 8 July 1758, Boston Public Library - undated
A plan of the town and Fort of Carillon at Ticonderoga with the attack made by the British army commanded by Genl. Abercrombie, 8 July 1758. Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Gentle zephyr a new song, Boston Public Library - undated
Gentle zephyr a new song. Von Hagen, P. A. (Peter Albrecht), -1837, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 4,383 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-08, scale 1:51000
1947-04-08, scale 1:51000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-08, scale 1:51000
1947-04-08, scale 1:51000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-08, scale 1:51000
1947-04-08, scale 1:51000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-08, scale 1:51000
1947-04-08, scale 1:51000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-30, scale 1:40000
1952-04-30, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-15, scale 1:40000
1953-04-15, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-15, scale 1:40000
1953-04-15, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-15, scale 1:40000
1953-04-15, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-01, scale 1:60000
1960-05-01, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-01, scale 1:60000
1960-05-01, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-04-19, scale 1:19000
1964-04-19, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-04-19, scale 1:19000
1964-04-19, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1939-05-14, scale 1:48000
1939-05-14, scale 1:48000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1939-05-14, scale 1:48000
1939-05-14, scale 1:48000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1939-05-14, scale 1:48000
1939-05-14, scale 1:48000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1939-05-14, scale 1:48000
1939-05-14, scale 1:48000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1942-10-02, scale 1:43100
1942-10-02, scale 1:43100. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1942-10-02, scale 1:43100
1942-10-02, scale 1:43100. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1942-10-02, scale 1:43100
1942-10-02, scale 1:43100. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1942-10-02, scale 1:43100
1942-10-02, scale 1:43100. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-30, scale 1:40000
1952-04-30, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-30, scale 1:40000
1952-04-30, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-04-30, scale 1:40000
1952-04-30, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-15, scale 1:40000
1953-04-15, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-01, scale 1:60000
1960-05-01, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-01, scale 1:60000
1960-05-01, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-04-19, scale 1:19000
1964-04-19, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-04-19, scale 1:19000
1964-04-19, scale 1:19000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-04-29, scale 1:24000
1965-04-29, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-04-29, scale 1:24000
1965-04-29, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-04-29, scale 1:24000
1965-04-29, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-04-29, scale 1:24000
1965-04-29, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-05-03, scale 1:24000
1966-05-03, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-05-03, scale 1:24000
1966-05-03, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-05-29, scale 1:27000
1970-05-29, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-05-29, scale 1:27000
1970-05-29, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-05-29, scale 1:27000
1970-05-29, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1970-05-29, scale 1:27000
1970-05-29, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-15, scale 1:27000
1971-05-15, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-15, scale 1:27000
1971-05-15, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-15, scale 1:27000
1971-05-15, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1971-05-15, scale 1:27000
1971-05-15, scale 1:27000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-08-11, scale 1:8578
1972-08-11, scale 1:8578. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-08-11, scale 1:8578
1972-08-11, scale 1:8578. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-08-11, scale 1:8872
1972-08-11, scale 1:8872. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1972-08-11, scale 1:8872
1972-08-11, scale 1:8872. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-04-01, scale 1:26000
1974-04-01, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1974-04-01, scale 1:26000
1974-04-01, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

31 stations, 20 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

The 1950 census, district by district

54 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

  • 16-1Chesterfield town: Keeseville village - That part in Chesterfield town (Remainder of Keeseville village is in Ausable town, Clinton County)
  • 16-2Chesterfield town - That part outside Keeseville village, including Schuyler Island
  • 16-3Crown Point town: Crown Point town - That part east of Vineyard Rd., County Highway 56 and White Church Rd.
  • 16-4Crown Point town - That part west of Vineyard Rd., County Highway 56 and White Church Rd.
  • 16-5Elizabethtown town: Elizabethtown village: Elizabethtown village excluding The Deer's Head Inn
  • 16-6The Deer's Head Inn (In Elizabethtown village)
  • 16-7Elizabethtown town - That part outside Elizabethtown village
  • 16-8Essex town: Essex town - That part east of Delaware and Hudson Railroad (Main line)
  • 16-9Essex town - That part west of Delaware and Hudson Railroad (Main line)
  • 16-10Jay town: Ausable Forks, unincorporated - That part in Essex County comprising part of Jay town (See boundaries shown on aerial photo GS-AE 2257) (Remainder of Ausable Forks, unincorporated is in Black Brook town, Clinton County)
  • 16-11Jay town - That part east of State Highway 9N, outside Ausable Forks, unincorporated. (See aerial photo GS-AE 2257 for boundaries of Ausable Forks)
  • 16-12Jay town - That part west of State Highway 9N, outside Ausable Forks, unincorporated. (See aerial photo GS-AE 2257 for boundaries of Ausable Forks)
  • 16-13Keene town
  • 16-14Lewis town
  • 16-15Minerva town
  • 16-16Moriah town: Port Henry Village: Port Henry Village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; Village limits; Whitney, Lake Champlain & Moriah Railroad, Main, N. Main, Mill Brook
  • 16-17Moriah town: Port Henry Village - That part Bounded by Mill Brook; N. Main, Main, Lake Champlain & Moriah Railroad; Whitney, Village limits; Village limits
  • 16-18Moriah town: Witherbee - Mineville, unincorporated: Witherbee - Mineville, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Town line; Unnamed rd., Power line, Unnamed rd. 1/2 mile offset from E-W Rd.; County Highway 49, Joyce Rd., West Rd., Belfry Hill Rd.
  • 16-19Moriah town: Witherbee - Mineville, unincorporated - That part Bounded by Town line; Belfry Hill Rd., West Rd., Joyce Rd., County Highway 49; Unnamed rd., extended, Unnamed stream, Unnamed rd. extended, Unnamed rd.; Power line
  • 16-20Moriah town - That part outside Port Henry Village and Witherbee- Mineville, unincorporated Bounded by Town line; Town line; Port Henry Village limits, County Hwys. 50 and 49, 1/2 mile offset from E-W Rd., Unnamed rd., Unnamed rd., Unnamed rd., Power line, Unnamed rd. (See separate map for boundaries of Witherbee - Mineville)
  • 16-21Moriah town - That part outside Witherbee - Mineville, unincorporated Bounded by Town line; Power line, Unnamed rd., Unnamed rd. extended, Unnamed stream, Unnamed rd. extended, County Highway 49; County Highway 50; Town line (See separate map for boundaries of Witherbee - Mineville)
  • 16-22Moriah town - That part outside Port Henry Village Bounded by County Highway 50; Port Henry Village limits, Town line; Town line; Town line
  • 16-23Newcomb town
  • 16-24Saranac Lake village comprising parts of North Elba and St. Armand towns: Saranac Lake village - That part in North Elba town Bounded by Town line; Town line; Pine, River St.; Shepard Ave., Town line
  • 16-25Saranac Lake village - That part in North Elba town Bounded by River St., Pine; Village limits; Village limits; Village limits, Town line
  • 16-26Saranac Lake village - That part in St. Armand town Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; Village limits; Town line
  • 16-27Saranac Lake village - That part in St. Armand town Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; Town line (Remainder of Saranac Lake village is in Harrietstown town, Franklin county)
  • 16-28North Elba town, outside Saranac Lake village: North Lake Placid village: Lake Placid village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; Wilmington Rd., Main, Saranac Ave.
  • 16-29Lake Placid village - That part Bounded Village limits, Saranac Ave.; Hillcrest Ave.; Oneida Ave., West Valley Rd., Village limits; Village limits
  • 16-30Lake Placid village - That part, excluding Marcy Hotel Bounded by Saranac Ave.; Main; McKinley; Village limits, West Valley Rd., Oneida Ave., Hillcrest Ave.
  • 16-31Marcy Hotel (In Lake Placid Village)
  • 16-32Lake Placid village - That part Bounded by Village limits, McKinley; Colden Ave., River St., S. Main; Station, Averyville Rd.; McIntyre Rd., Village limits
  • 16-33Lake Placid village - That part Bounded by McIntyre Rd., Averyville Rd., Station, S. Main, River St., Colden Ave., McKinley; Main, Wilmington Rd., Village limits; Village limits; Village limits
  • 16-34North Elba town - That part outside Lake Placid and Saranac Lake North villages, and excluding Ray Brook State Tuberculosis Hospital
  • 16-35Ray Brook State Tuberculosis Hospital (In North Elba town) (Remainder of North Elba town is in Saranac Lake village)
  • 16-36North Hudson town
  • 16-37St. Armand town, outside Saranac Lake village: Bloomingdale village
  • 16-38St. Armand town - That part outside Bloomingdale and Saranac Lake villages, excluding Trudeau Sanatorium
  • 16-39Trudeau Sanatorium (In St. Armand town) (Remainder of St. Armand town is in Saranac Lake village)
  • 16-40Schroon town: Schroon Lake, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo GS-AE 19-90)
  • 16-41Schroon town - That part outside Schroon Lake, unincorporated (See aerial photo GS-AE 19-90 for boundaries of Schroon Lake)
  • 16-42Ticonderoga town: Ticonderoga village: Ticonderoga village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; Village limits; The Portage, Champlain Ave. S., Champlain Ave. N., Burgoyne Rd.
  • 16-43Ticonderoga village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Burgoyne Rd., Champlain Ave. N.; Montcalm W., Hague Rd.; Village limits
  • 16-44Ticonderoga village - That part Bounded by Hague Rd., Montcalm; W. Lake George Ave.; Alexandria Ave.; Village limits
  • 16-45Ticonderoga village - That part Bounded by Montcalm; W. Champlain Ave.; S. Calkins Pl.; Lake George Ave.
  • 16-46Ticonderoga village - That part Bounded by Calkins Pl., Champlain Ave. S.; The Portage; Village limits; Alexandria Ave., Lake George Ave.
  • 16-47Ticonderoga town - That part outside Ticonderoga village Bounded by Town line; Town line; Town line, State Highway 22, Ticonderoga village limits, State Highway 73; Town line
  • 16-48Ticonderoga town - That part outside Ticonderoga village Bounded by State Highway 73, Ticonderoga village limits; State Highway 22; Town line; Town line
  • 16-49Westport town: Westport village
  • 16-50Westport town - That part outside Westport village
  • 16-51Willsboro town: Willsboro, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo GS-G 1-48)
  • 16-52Willsboro town - That part east of State Highway 22 and State Highway 37 outside Willsboro, unincorporated (See aerial photo GS-G 1-48 for boundaries of Willsboro, unincorporated)
  • 16-53Willsboro town - That part west of State Highway 22 and State Highway 37, outside Willsboro, unincorporated (See aerial photo GS-G 1-48 for boundaries of Willsboro, unincorporated)
  • 16-54Wilmington town

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,164 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,164 of them, burning about 3,133 acres. 182 started naturally and 116 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined403
Natural182
Recreation and ceremony150
Debris and open burning117
Arson/incendiarism116
Equipment and vehicle use80
Smoking54
Power generation/transmission/distribution39
Misuse of fire by a minor13
Railroad operations and maintenance9
Other causes1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 May 2001Railroad operations and maintenance330 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
26 September 2015Recreation and ceremony122 acresFire Department of New YorkCRANE POND
20 November 1994Recreation and ceremony117 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
29 October 1994Smoking106 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
29 April 2009Natural95 acresFire Department of New YorkLITTLE BEAVER MOUNTAIN
2 September 1999Recreation and ceremony92 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
23 April 2001Arson/incendiarism82 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
10 August 2001Natural80 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1952 to 2025

60 of 395 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 395 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 13 injuries and about $76,701,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind221
Hail80
Flash Flood59
Flood23
Heavy Rain5
Tornado3
Lightning3
Strong Wind1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2001LightningLake Placid13 hurtno account filed
August 2011Flash FloodHaselton$35,000,000Tropical Storm Irene deposited 3 to 7+ inches of rainfall to Essex county during the morning and afternoon hours. The greatest rainfall amounts and impact were across central and northern Essex county along the eastern slopes of the Adirondacks. Severe flash flooding occurred within the Keene and AuSable River valleys with numerous roads (local and State including Route 3, 9N, 73, 28N), bridges, homes and businesses washed out in towns like Lake Placid, Jay, Keene, AuSable, Wilmington. Local EMs have determined this is the greatest natural disaster in the county.
November 1996Flash FloodCountywide$9,000,000no account filed
August 2011FloodClintonville$5,000,000Heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Irene caused extensive flooding in the Ausable River basin. For the Ausable River at Ausable Forks, a new record crest was at at 18.43 feet at 22:30 EST August 29. Flood stage is 7.0 feet, and the previous record was 15.22 feet set on November 9 1996.
June 1998Flash FloodCountywide$5,000,000no account filed
April 2011FloodWilmington$3,000,000Runoff from heavy rain and snowmelt caused flooding along the East and West Branches of the Ausable River, as well as the upper reaches of the Boquet River. The West Branch of the Ausable flooded route 86 between Lake Placid and Wilmington Village, and portions of River Road in Lake Placid. The East Branch of the Ausable flooded Route 9N from Jay Village to Ausable Forks, Carey Road, Straight Road, Clark Road, and Stickney Bridge Road. In Ausable Forks village, water flooded the Grand Union parking lot, and approached Garso Lane. The river gage on the East Branch of the Ausable River at Ausable Forks went above its flood stage of 7 feet at 20:57 EST on April 26, and crested at 10.20 feet at 05:30 EST on April 27. The Boquet River flooded Route 9 near New Russia. There were also numerous road washouts from smaller creeks and streams across the area.
December 2023FloodKeene Marcy Arpt$2,000,000Significant headwater flooding across roads, streams within the AuSable basin. The AuSable River at AuSable Forks recorded it's 8th highest crest of record.
November 2019Flash FloodBaldwin$2,000,000A widespread 2 to 4 inches of rain fell across Essex county during the afternoon of October 31st into the early morning hours of November 1st. These rains fell across previously saturated soils. Between 830 pm and 130 am, three convective rounds of heavy rain showers with observed rainfall of 1/2 to 1 inch per hour, traversed the same areas. Flooding developed quickly as the second round of heavy rain moved across between 1030 pm and Midnight. It was exacerbated with the final round just after midnight creating widespread flash flooding during the early morning hours of November 1st. In addition during the early morning hours of November 1st, the Au Sable River and it's watershed had considerable flooding. More than 5 dozen roads were flooded and closed to traffic with several dozen partially or completely washed out along the eastern foothills of the Adirondacks east toward Lake Champlain from Schroon Lake north to Elizabethtown. Several major roads including Routes 30,8,9N and 73 were impacted. several homes and businesses flooded and damaged as a result of this event.
April 2011Flash FloodPort Henry$1,500,000Runoff from heavy rain and snowmelt caused flash flooding in the town of Moriah NY. Numerous roads were closed due to mudslides, and the Broad Street Bridge in Moriah was undermined and collapsed at approximately 03:00 EST. Later in the day, Titus Road Bridge collapsed at approximately 18:00 EST. In the hamlet of Witherbee, homes were flooded with water flowing through them.
April 2011FloodAusable Forks$1,000,000Runoff from heavy rain and snowmelt during the early morning hours of April 28 renewed flooding along the East Branch of the Ausable River, as well as on the main stem of the Ausable near the confluence of the East and West Branches. In Ausable Forks, homes in the Jersey area, the Grand Union parking lot, and park land in the village flooded. Water covered portions of Route 9N near the Stickney Bridge, and other local roads. Downstream in Keeseville, the wastewater treatment plant and river side businesses flooded. Water covered Hulls Falls Road and Routes 73 and 9N NEAR Marcy Field.
August 1998Flash FloodEast Portion$1,000,000no account filed
June 1998Flash FloodPort Douglass$1,000,000no account filed
July 1998Flash FloodCountywide$1,000,000no account filed
April 2011Flash FloodMinerva$750,000Runoff from heavy rainfall and snowmelt caused flooding of numerous roads in Minerva, and the closure of Route 73 from Keene to Interstate 87 in Essex County.
February 2022Flash FloodAusable Forks$500,000A significant ice jam formed on the East Branch of the Ausable River at Au Sable Forks, NY during the late morning to early afternoon hours of 18 February, 2022. The jam moved downstream from the upper portions of the watershed in the Town of Jay, first creating high water near the juncture of US Route 9N and Stickney Bridge Road. The jam subsequently shifted downstream, lodging near the confluence of the East and West Branches of the Ausable River at Au Sable Forks. As a result, significant water was impounded behind the jam, severely flooding portions of the town, specifically on the Essex County side of the river in what is called the Jersey section in the vicinity of Broad Street and Intervale Avenue. The river forecast gage on the East Branch of the Ausable River at Au Sable Forks (ASFN6) crested at 15.19 feet, its third highest crest on record. The jam held in place for approximately 2 to 3 hours before moving downstream, easing the flooding in this portion of town. Post-event coordination with Clinton and Essex County Emergency Management revealed 35 homes and 1 town owned property damaged in Essex county. Of those, 7 were deemed to have received critical damage, with 2 buildings and 4 apartments condemned.
June 2013Flash FloodTowers Forge$500,000A stationary thunderstorm dumped over 3 inches of rain in a short time over the rugged terrain of central Essex County NY. Small creeks and streams left their banks and flooded local roads. Phelps Brook flooded Fox Run, Roscoe, and Cutting Roads, and Hurricane Mountain Road was washed out and closed. Moderate rain continued overnight, and the flash flood event transitioned to a more generalized flood event.
June 2013FloodDouglass$500,000Flooding continued across central Essex County New York as a flash flooding transitioned into a flood event. Areas were flooded as water traveled down stream on the East Branch Ausable and Boquet Rivers. In the Boquet Basin, Route 9 was flooded and closed in New Russia, and mobile homes beside the river were evacuated in Elizabethtown. Beede Road in Keene Valley and portions of Route 9N were flooded between Keene Valley and Jay by the East Branch Ausable. The East Branch of the Ausable River at Ausable Forks NY (ASFN6) crested at moderate flood stage of 9.65 feet at 19:45 UTC on June 28.
May 2011Flash FloodHaselton$500,000Heavy rain from thunderstorms produced flash flooding, and washed out roads and flooded basements in Wilmington and Jay.
June 2005Flash FloodCountywide$500,000no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindNorth Elba$500,000no account filed
July 2024Flash FloodWadhams$250,000Dept. of Highways and Emergency Mgmt. reported several roads damaged and/or washed out in and in the vicinity of Westport, NY due to 3 to 5 inches of excessive rainfall. These included, but were not limited to NY Route 22 between Main St. and Walker Rd., Route 9N, Ledge Hill Rd. and Lake Shore Rd.
July 2023Flash FloodBoreas River$250,000Two to four inches of rain fell across the affected area during the late evening and early morning hours of July 10-11. This led to scattered areas of flash flooding, most notably in the towns of Chilson, Olmsteadville and Ironville where several roads were reported damaged or washed out.
April 2014FloodTahawus$250,000Heavy rainfall and snowmelt combined to produce flooding across Essex County NY. The Ausable and Boquet river basins were the hardest hit. The West Branch of the Ausable River flooded River Road near Lake Placid, while the East Branch flooded portions of Route 9N and other local roads between Keene and Ausable Forks NY. The river gage on the East Branch of the Ausable at Ausable Forks went above flood stage of 7 feet at 4:40 PM EST on 4/14, and crested at 9.37 feet at 7:45 PM EST on 4/16 2014. In the Boquet River basin, sections of Route 9 and local roads flooded in New Russia and downstream toward Elizabethtown. In northwest Essex County, the Saranac River flooded a local road near Bloomingdale.
July 2024Flash FloodSt Huberts$200,000Dept. of Highways and Emergency Management reported several roads washed out in the Keene/Keene Valley area of Essex County due to excessive rainfall of 2 to 4 inches. These included, but were not limited to Route 9N between Keene and Elizabethtown, and Route 73 in Keene Valley at Johns Brook.
July 2024Flash FloodElizabethtown$200,000Dept. of Highways and Emergency Management reported several roads damaged and/or washed out in and around the Elizabethtown, NY area due to 3 to 5 inches of excessive rainfall. These included, but were not limited to Lincoln Pond Rd. and Route 9N between US 9 and Old Military Rd.
July 2024Flash FloodMoriah$200,000Emergency Mgmt. reported several roads flooded and/or damaged by flash flooding in and in the vicinity of Port Henry, NY due to 3 to 5 inches of excessive rainfall. These included, but were not limited to Tunnel Ave. and Dock Lane.
July 2024Flash FloodWitherbee$200,000Dept. of Highways and Emergency Management reported numerous roads closed and/or damaged due to flash flooding as a result of 3 to 5 inches of excessive rainfall. These included, but were not limited to Joyce Rd., Riddle Rd., Bridal Row Rd., the intersection of Witherbee and Tracy Roads, Pilfershire Rd. and Cheney Rd.
June 2005Flash FloodEast Portion$200,000no account filed
August 1998Thunderstorm WindTiconderoga$200,000no account filed
July 2024Flash FloodMineville$150,000Dept. of Highways and Emergency Management reported several roads closed and/or damaged due to high water/flash flooding as a result of 3 to 5 inches of excessive rainfall. These included, but were not limited to NY Route 9, Stevenson Rd. and Bigelow Rd.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindWestport$125,000Extensive tree damage in Westport, including Stevenson road. Numerous trees snapped or uprooted onto utility lines, homes and other structures. Utility reported at least 40 poles needed to be replaced.
July 2013Flash FloodWillsboro Pt$125,000Flash flooding closed Route 9 and 22, and washed out portions of Highland Road in northeast Essex County NY. A northbound Amtrak train was halted on fears of a track washout near its crossing with Route 22 in Willsboro.
July 2024Flash FloodEuba Mills$100,000State Emergency Mgmt. reported several road washouts in and near the vicinity of New Russia, NY due to 3 to 5 inches of excessive rainfall. These included, but were not limited to Roaring Brook Rd., Simonds Hill Rd. and Scriver Rd.
July 2024Flash FloodBlue Ridge$100,000Dept. of Highways reported several roads washed out or damaged in and near the vicinity of North Hudson, NY due to 3 to 5 inches of excessive rainfall. This included, but was not limited to US Route 9 between Duntley Rd. and Tracy Rd.
July 2024Flash FloodMoriah$100,000Emergency Mgmt. reported several roads washed out in the southern portions of Moriah, NY due to 2 to 4 inches of excessive rainfall. This included, but was not limited to Fairy Lake Rd.
October 2019FloodWilmington$100,000A widespread 2 to 4 inches of rain fell across Essex county during the afternoon of October 31st into the early morning hours of November 1st. These rains fell across previously saturated soils. Between 830 pm and 130 am, three convective rounds of heavy rain showers with observed rainfall of 1/2 to 1 inch per hour, traversed the same areas. Flooding developed quickly as the second round of heavy rain moved across between 1030 pm and Midnight. It was exacerbated with the final round just after midnight creating widespread flash flooding during the early morning hours of November 1st. In addition during the early morning hours of November 1st, the Au Sable River and it's watershed had considerable flooding. More than 5 dozen roads were flooded and closed to traffic with several dozen partially or completely washed out along the eastern foothills of the Adirondacks east toward Lake Champlain from Schroon Lake north to Elizabethtown. Several major roads including Routes 30,8,9N and 73 were impacted. several homes and businesses flooded and damaged as a result of this event.
May 2011Flash FloodKeene$100,000Rock slide along Route 73 near Cascade Lake as well as other water covered and partially washed out sections of Route 73 in Keene.
May 2006Flash FloodSchroon Lake$100,000no account filed
August 2006Flash FloodBloomingdale$100,000no account filed
July 1998Flash FloodCountywide$100,000no account filed
June 1998Flash FloodEast Portion$100,000no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindOlmstedville$100,000no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindTiconderoga$100,000no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindMinerva$100,000no account filed
July 2023Flash FloodSchroon Lake Arpt$75,000Showers and thunderstorms trained across the affected area on the evening of July 14. Radar estimates and ground observations showed that between two and five inches of rain fell, leading to scattered reports of flash flooding. The most notable reports came from the Schroon Lake and Severance area where several reports of flooded roads and washouts occurred.
July 2023Flash FloodParadox$75,000Showers and thunderstorms trained across portions of southern Essex County, NY during the afternoon of July 24, 2023. Radar estimates and ground observations showed between two and four inches of rain fell in the affected area, leading to a few reports of flash flooding, most notably in the Paradox, NY area where a few roads were reported washed out.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindMoriah$75,000Numerous trees downed or snapped by thunderstorm winds onto utility lines, poles and some structures including homes causing significant damage.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindTowers Forge$75,000Several trees down across the town of Lewis as well as a large swath of trees just north of Exit 32 on the southbound lane of Interstate 87 that closed the highway for several hours. Damages in Lewis/Stowersville were to trees, a few vehicles, roofs from fallen trees and a few sheds.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindNewcomb$50,000Several acres of straight-line wind damage with many pines snapped.
August 2023Flash FloodWadhams$50,000Persistent shower and thunderstorm activity affected portions of eastern Essex County, NY during the afternoon of August 16, 2023. Radar estimates and observational reports showed that between one and three inches of rain affected this area leading to a few reports of flash flooding, mainly in the towns of Moriah and Westport.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWhallonsburg$50,000Numerous trees and wires downed by apparent wet microburst between Wadham and Essex.
December 2020FloodAusable Forks$50,000Numerous roads witnessed flooding due to flooded mountain streams and smaller rivers caused by heavy rainfall and snow melt. Some of the communities impacted included; Elizabethtown, Jay, Keene, Lewis, Minerva, Moriah, North Hudson and Westport.
July 2017Flash FloodSchroon Lake Arpt$50,000Local roads were flooded and damaged by flash flooding in Schroon, Crown Point, and Ticonderoga. A state of emergency was declared in Ticonderoga while emergency responders dealt with flash flooding.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindWhallonsburg$50,000Multiple trees downed and uprooted between Willsboro and Westport.
July 2012LightningLewis$50,000A few structure fires in Essex county due to lightning, including a house in Lewis.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindSchroon Lake$50,000no account filed
June 2005Flash FloodEast Portion$50,000no account filed
July 2005LightningPort Kent$50,000no account filed
February 2000Flash FloodCountywide$50,000no account filed
August 2019Thunderstorm WindCrown Pt$30,000Fire chief reported several downed trees on cars, roads, and powerlines along Factoryville, Fisherman;s Cove, White Church roads and Russel street.

Mines and quarries

299 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 299 workings inside this county. 50 still produce and 249 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Iron94
Sand and Gravel, Construction66
Graphite35
Stone, Crushed/Broken27
Titanium15
Limestone, General12
Granite10
Feldspar8
Wollastonite7
Sulfur-Pyrite7
Iron, Titanium, Metal7
Titanium, Metal, Iron6
Garnet5
Titanium, Metal, Iron, Vanadium5

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Adirondack ParkAluminum, Silica, Iron, Water, Free, Sodium, CalciumOccurrence1826
Barrett Manufacturing Co. QuarryFeldspar, Garnet, Graphite, MicaPast Producer
Cheever MineStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Craig Harbor MineIron, REE, TitaniumPast Producer
Elizabethtown-Westport AreaIron, Titanium, Metal, VanadiumPast Producer
Fox Hill QuarryWollastonite, GarnetPast Producer1810, 1939, 1982
Fox KnollGarnet, WollastoniteProducerGrossularite, Wollastonite
Little Pond MinesIron, Titanium, VanadiumPast Producer
MacintyreTitanium, Metal, Vanadium, IronProspect1826, 1942, 1985
Mineville MinesIron, REE, Phosphorus-PhosphatesPast Producer1810, 1824
Mt. Adams Ore BodyIron, Vanadium, Titanium, MetalOccurrence
Rock Pond ProspectGraphite, Sulfur-PyritePast Producer1901, 1906
Smith MineIron, Molybdenum, REEPast Producer
Split Rock Graphite ProspectGraphite, LeadProspect
The Bly Property MineGraphite, Feldspar, Quartz, Sulfur-Pyrite, MicaOccurrence1925, 1975
Unnamed ProspectDolomitePast ProducerReplacement
Willsboro MineEmeryPast ProducerEmery
Cheney Pond Ore BodyTitanium, Vanadium, IronPast Producer
Macintyre DevelopmentIron, Titanium, VanadiumPast Producer1826, 1942
Mount Adams Ore BodyTitanium, Iron, VanadiumProspect
Roe MineFeldspar, Mica, Sulfur-PyritePast Producer1906, 1925
Rose Rock QuarryFeldspar, Mica, Sulfur-PyritePast ProducerFeldspar, Mica, Pyrite
Sanford Lake DistrictIron, Titanium, VanadiumProducer1826, 1834, 1983
Upper Works Ore BodyTitanium, Metal, Iron, VanadiumProducer
Upper Works Ore BodyTitanium, Vanadium, IronProspect
Crown Point Spar MineFeldspar, MicaPast Producer1925, 1930
Hammondville MinesIron, QuartzPast Producer1824, 1893
John Wells Mica Property DepositMicaProspect
Lincoln Pond MineIron, Titanium, VanadiumPast Producer
Millbrook DepositGraphite, QuartzOccurrence
Skiff MineIron, QuartzPast Producer1862, 1880
Split Rock MineIron, Titanium, VanadiumPast Producer
Tunnel Mountain MinesIron, Titanium, VanadiumPast Producer
Unnamed ProspectMicaOccurrence
Cheever MineIron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, REEPast Producer
J.C. Reed QuarryMarble, DimensionPast ProducerSurface
Joker-Bonanza DepositsIron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, REEPast Producer
Keene QuarryMarble, DimensionPast Producer
Lake Sanford Tahawas, Macintyre DepositTitanium, Metal, Iron, VanadiumProducer
Lee MineIron, REEPast Producer
Macintyre MineTitanium, Metal, IronProducerIlmenite, Magnetite
Miller PitIron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, REEPast Producer
Mineville DumpsREEPast ProducerSurface
Moose MountainTitanium, Metal, IronProducer
Pilfershire MineIron, REEPast Producer
Sanford Hill-South ExtensionTitanium, Metal, Iron, VanadiumPast Producer1826, 1834
Sherman MineIron, REEPast Producer
Treadway QuarryMarble, DimensionPast Producer1875
Unnamed ProspectMarble, DimensionPast Producer
Weltch ShaftIron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, REEPast Producer
Cheney Pond Ore BodyTitanium, Metal, Iron, VanadiumOccurrence
DeersheadWollastonite, GarnetOccurrenceWollastonite
Interpace/ Willsboro, N.Y.Wollastonite, GarnetUnknown
LewisWollastonite, GarnetProducerWollastonite
Lincoln Pond MineTitanium, Metal, Iron, VanadiumOccurrence
Little Pond MinesTitanium, Metal, Iron, VanadiumOccurrence
Mount Bigelow MineGarnetPast Producer1905, 1914, 1950
Split Rock MineTitanium, Metal, Iron, VanadiumOccurrence
Tunnel Mountain MinesTitanium, Metal, Iron, VanadiumOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectGarnetPast Producer1897, 1918
Dalton OreTitanium, Metal, IronOccurrenceIlmenite
Humbug Vein, MinevilleTitanium, Metal, IronOccurrenceVein
Mcintyre Mine and MillTitanium, Metal, IronPast Producer
Moose Mountain DepositTitanium, Metal, Iron, Sulfur-PyritePast ProducerIron, Pyrite
Westport AreaTitanium, Metal, IronOccurrence
Betsy Cooke ProspectGraphite, Sulfur-PyriteOccurrence1925
Bly PropertyGraphite, Sulfur-PyritePast Producer1918
Cabot Minerals Div. DepositWollastonitePast Producer
Calamity Mill Pond DepositIron, Titanium, MetalOccurrenceMagnetite
Cheney Pond DepositIron, Titanium, MetalOccurrenceMagnetite
Iron Ore Mountain DepositIron, Titanium, MetalOccurrenceMagnetite
Lead Hill DepositGraphite, Sulfur-PyritePast Producer1842, 1855
Lee MineIron, Titanium, MetalPast ProducerReplacement
Lewis OperrationWollastoniteProducer
Lewis QuarryWollastoniteProducer1980
Minerva MineIron, Sulfur-PyritePast Producer1877, 1881
Oak Hill DepositIron, Titanium, MetalPast Producer1810
Rock Pond DepositGraphite, Sulfur-PyritePast Producer1901, 1903, 1906
Sanford Hill BodyIron, Titanium, MetalPast Producer1826, 1942, 1966
Sanford Hill Southern ExtensionIron, Titanium, MetalPast Producer1961, 1982
Towne ProspectGraphite, Sulfur-PyritePast Producer1902, 1903
Willsboro Mine & MillWollastoniteProducer
Barrett DepositFeldsparPast Producer1917
Crown Point Spar Company QuarryFeldspar, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Rose Rock QuarryFeldspar, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Spar Bed Hill QuarryFeldspar, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ausable Forks QuarryGranitePast ProducerGranite
Passaic Crushed Stone QuarryGraniteProducer
Southern QuarryGranitePast Producer1880, 1890
Unnamed OccurrenceGraniteOccurrenceMetamorphic
Unnamed OccurrenceGraniteOccurrenceMetamorphic
Unnamed ProspectGraniteOccurrence1885
Unnamed QuarryGranitePast Producer
Unnamed QuarryGranitePast Producer
Unnamed QuarryGranitePast Producer
Unnamed QuarryGranitePast Producer
Crown Point QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Essex Lower QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Essex Upper QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Frisbie's QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer1865
Gardiner's QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer1895, 1925
Lake Champlain Bluestone Co QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer1865
Mayersohn QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Ross QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer1895
S. W. Clark & Co. QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer1854, 1869
Unnamed QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Andrew Mountain DepositIron, TitaniumProspect
Dalton Ore BodyTitanium, IronProspect
Gates MineIron, TitaniumPast Producer
Humbug Vein, Mineville ProspectTitanium, IronProspect
L E Dempster Farm ProspectTitanium, IronProspect
Moose Mountain ProspectTitanium, IronProspect
N L Industries Ore ConcentratorTitanium, IronProducer
Oak Hill DepositsIron, TitaniumPast Producer
Port Kent Beach Sand DepositTitanium, IronOccurrence
Pyradey Estate DepositsTitanium, IronOccurrence
Snake Den Harbor DepositTitanium, IronOccurrence
Westport Area ProspectTitanium, IronProspect
Beede's QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
C. B. White QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer1885, 1892
Charles Clements QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Elsworth Diopside ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Emerald QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerSurface
Keystone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Northern QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer1880, 1890
Splitrock Mountain QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer1885, 1890
Stickney Bridge QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Tahawus Stone Pit 702-4Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Torrington Construction CompanyStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer1885, 1895
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Betsy Cook Property ProspectGraphiteProspect
Bly Property ProspectGraphiteProspect
Buck Mountain Pond Property MineGraphitePast Producer
Buck Mountain ProspectGraphitePast Producer1903, 1907
Cherry Glen ProspectGraphiteOccurrence
Cherry Glen ProspectGraphiteOccurrence
Colombia Graphite Co. ProspectGraphitePast Producer1903, 1905
Columbia Graphite Co. MineGraphitePast Producer
Crown Point Graphite Co. ProspectGraphitePast Producer1910
Crown Point Graphite Co.MineGraphitePast Producer
Gulf ProspectGraphiteOccurrenceContact Metamorphic
Gulf ProspectGraphiteProspect
Irvin Calkins Graphite ProspectGraphiteProspect
Kirby MineGraphitePast Producer
Lead Hill MineGraphitePast Producer
Lead Hills MinesGraphitePast Producer1862, 1920
Mason Property ProspectGraphiteProspect
Mason ProspectGraphiteOccurrenceContact Metasomatic
Penfield PondGraphiteOccurrence1910, 1925
Penfield Pond ProspectGraphiteProspect
Rock Pond MineGraphitePast Producer
Smith ProspectGraphiteOccurrence
Split Rock ProspectGraphitePast ProducerSurface
Towne Property ProspectGraphiteProspect
Welch ProspectGraphiteProspect
Wilmington ProspectGraphiteOccurrenceSurface
Wilmington ProspectGraphiteProspect
Airport PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Benson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Benson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Berebe PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bessey PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Biglow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Biglow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Brannon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cassavaugh PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Crowley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
D and C PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dalton Dam PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Deighan PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Demacy PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dickinson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Donovan PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Donovan PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hickey PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Hickey PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Jacques PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Jacques PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Joice Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Keene PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Keene PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Koller PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
La Vallee PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
La Vallee PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Letsonville PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lewis PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Lewis PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Lewis PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lewis PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lordell PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Lordell PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lyons PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Lyons PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Martin PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Palmer PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Palmer PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Perkins PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ralph W. SawyerSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Reale Construction PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sawyer Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Schroon Town PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sheehan PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Soper PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Stowell PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Stowell PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Straight PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Street Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Susharskis PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Town PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Town of MoriahSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Trudeau PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Trudeau Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Underwood PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Vineyard Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Vineyard Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Whitney PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wilmington PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wilmington Town PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wilson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Witherbee PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Witherbee PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Zoli PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Zoli PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
A L Crowningshield ProspectIronProspect
Adirondack Mine & MillIronPlant
Albert Tillotson Estate ProspectIronOccurrence
Arch PitIronPast ProducerReplacement
Broughton and Ring DepositsIronOccurrenceReplacement
Broughton and Ring DepositsIronProspect
Buck MineIronPast Producer
BurtlotIronPast Producer1840, 1898
Butler MineIronProspect
Campbell DepositIronPast Producer1845, 1852
Carson Estate ProspectIronOccurrence
Castaline DepositIronPast Producer1800, 1810, 1850
Castoline Bed DepositIronProspect
Charles Colburn Estate ProspectIronOccurrence
Cheaver MineIronPast Producer1785, 1804, 1930
Craig Harbor DepositIronPast ProducerReplacement
Dibble Hollow Iron MineIronProspect
Essex Mining Co. MineIronPast Producer1848, 1880
Felix Brooks Property DepositIronProspect
Finney DepositIronPast Producer1854, 1875
Fisherhill MineIronPast Producer1845, 1850, 1971
Gates MineIronPast Producer1854, 1882
Goff MineIronPast Producer1845, 1880
Harmony MinesIronPast Producer1902, 1971
Keene MineIronPast Producer1872, 1880
Kent MineIronPast ProducerReplacement
L.M.Deyo, Moriah Center ProspectIronOccurrence
Little Pond MinesIronPast ProducerReplacement
Loch Muller ProspectIronOccurrence1925
Lou Smith's Property DepositIronProspect
Lover's Hole DepositIronPast ProducerReplacement
McLaughlin's Property DepositIronPast Producer
Miller PitIronPast ProducerReplacement
Mine 21IronPast Producer1829, 1846
Mount Defiance MineIronPast Producer1888, 1905
New BedIronPast Producer1844, 1845
Noble MineIronPast Producer1825, 1864
North PitIronPast ProducerReplacement
O'Neil DepositIronPast Producer1885
Old BedIronPast Producer1824, 1849, 1971
Old North PitIronPast ProducerReplacement
Orchard PitIronPast ProducerReplacement
Paradox MinesIronPast Producer1835, 1880
Pease ProspectIronOccurrence1845, 1873
Pilfershire DepositIronPast Producer1873
Pitkin Bed DepositIronPast Producer
Pitkin DepositIronPast ProducerReplacement
Riddle Property DepositIronOccurrence
Rogers Ore Bed ProspectIronOccurrenceReplacement
Ross DepositIronPast Producer1800, 1850
Samuel Willard Property DepositIronOccurrence
Smith MineIronPast Producer1866
South PitIronPast ProducerReplacement
Split Rock MineIronPast ProducerReplacement
Stephen A Colligan Property DepositIronOccurrence
Thompson DepositIronPast ProducerReplacement
Tunnel Mountain DepositIronPast Producer1875, 1885
Unnamed ProspectIronOccurrenceReplacement
Van Wie Farm ProspectIronOccurrence
Vineland and Butler MinesIronPast Producer1887, 1892
W. B. Washburn Property ProspectIronProspect
Westin MineIronPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

77

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.