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Franklin County, New York

207 topographic sheets cover 83 settlements here, and 86 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

86 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

New York within the United States
Franklin County within New York
Explore by year 1858 1886

What the record shows

  • 1,558 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 86 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 70 buildings, 11 districts and 5 structures.
  • 4 of the 86 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 83 populated places in this county; 83 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

86

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
Dr. A. H. Allen Cottagebuilding199292001454
Ames Cottagebuilding199292001458
Azure Mountain Fire Observation Stationstructure200101001036
Azure Mountain Fire Observation Stationstructure200101001036
Baird Cottagebuilding199292001466
Berkeley Square Historic Districtdistrict198888000114
Brighton Town Hallbuilding200303001121
Camp Intermissionbuilding199292001421
Camp Topridgebuilding198686002952
Camp Wild Airbuilding198686002930
Church Street Historic Districtdistrict199292001472
Church of the Ascension Chapel and Rectorydistrict2021100007097
Colbath Cottagebuilding199292001433
Corey Cottagebuilding2022100008337
Cottage Row Historic Districtdistrict199292001473
Debar Pond Lodgedistrict201414001048
Distin Cottagebuilding199292001416
Drury Cottagebuilding199292001450
Duane Methodist Episcopal Churchbuilding199191001027
Eagle Island Campdistrict198786002941
Ellenberger Cottagebuilding199292001453
Feisthamel-Edelberg Cottagebuilding199292001420
Feustmann Cottagebuilding199292001455
First Congregational Churchbuilding199191000627
First Union Protestant Church of Mountain Viewbuilding200505000162
Freer Cottagebuilding199292001417
E. L. Gray Housebuilding199292001469
Hastings Farmsteadbuilding200707000872
Hathaway Cottagebuilding199292001457
Hill Cottagebuilding199292001475
Hillside Lodgebuilding199292001467
Homestead, Thebuilding199292001418
Hooey Cottagebuilding199292001429
Hopkins Cottagebuilding199292001448
Horton Gristmillbuilding197575001188
Hotel Saranacbuilding2019100003627
Jennings Cottagebuilding199292001419
Johnson Cottagebuilding199292001436
Beth Joseph Synagoguebuilding198888001441
Lady Tree Lodgebuilding2018100002188
Larom Cottagebuilding199292001428
Leis Blockbuilding199292001449
Leis Cottagebuilding199292001444
Anselm Lincoln Housebuilding197575001189
Little Redbuilding199292001446
Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Stationstructure200808001144
Magill Cottagebuilding199292001430
Malone Armorybuilding199595000089
Malone Downtown Historic Districtdistrict2021100006217
Malone Freight Depotbuilding197676001217
Malone Residential Historic Districtdistrict2025100011536
McBean Cottagebuilding199292001425
Merrillsville Cure Cottagebuilding199595000947
Moss Ledgebuilding198686002942
Musselman Cottagebuilding199292001431
Northbrook Lodgebuilding201414000127
Noyes Cottagebuilding199292001468
Oval Wood Dish Factorydistrict2021100006198
Paddock Buildingbuilding197676001218
Pomeroy Cottagebuilding199292001447
Prospect Point Campbuilding198686002947
Radwell Cottagebuilding199292001456
Ryan Cottagebuilding199292001445
Sarbanes Cottagebuilding199292001451
Orin Savage Cottagebuilding199292001422
Schrader-Griswold Cottagebuilding199292001432
Seeley Cottagebuilding199292001423
Sloan Cottagebuilding199292001442
Smith Cottagebuilding199292001470
Paul Smith's Electric Light and Power and Railroad Company Complexdistrict198787001898
Paul Smith's Hotel Cottagesbuilding199999000501
St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Stationstructure200505000163
St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Stationstructure200505000163
St. Regis Presbyterian Churchbuilding2020100005708
Stonaker Cottagebuilding199292001465
Stuckman Cottagebuilding199292001459
The Mooringsbuilding2025100012186
U.S. Inspection Station-Fort Covington, New Yorkbuilding201414000575
U.S. Inspection Station-Trout River, New Yorkbuilding201414000576
U.S. Inspection Station-Chateaugay, New Yorkbuilding201414000861
US Post Office-Malonebuilding198988002350
Chester Valentine Housebuilding201515000028
Walker Cottagebuilding199292001424
Wilder Homesteaddistrict201409000720
Wilson Cottagebuilding199292001443
Witherspoon Cottagebuilding199292001415

Bird's-eye views and land ownership maps

3

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, 1886 - Malone, N.Y.
Bird's-eye view (1886) - Malone, N.Y.. Library of Congress.
Land ownership map, 1858 - Map of Franklin Co., New York : from actual surveys
Land ownership map (1858) - Map of Franklin Co., New York : from actual surveys. Library of Congress.
Bird's-eye view, 1881 - Waverly, N.Y. 1881
Bird's-eye view (1881) - Waverly, N.Y. 1881. Library of Congress.

Photographs from libraries nationwide

9 of 20 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 20 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.

Raquette Falls, Boston Public Library - undated
Raquette Falls. Stoddard, Seneca Ray, 1844-1917, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Camp Edgar, Lake Saranac, Boston Public Library - undated
Camp Edgar, Lake Saranac. Wilkie, Robert D., 1828-1903, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Lake Flower Cabins, Mrs. J. E. Keough, Prop., Saranac Lake -- Lake Placid Road, Saranac Lake, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Lake Flower Cabins, Mrs. J. E. Keough, Prop., Saranac Lake -- Lake Placid Road, Saranac Lake, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Airport obstruction chart, OC 806, Adirondack Airport, Saranac Lake, New York, Boston Public Library - undated
Airport obstruction chart, OC 806, Adirondack Airport, Saranac Lake, New York. National Ocean Survey, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Paul Smith Hotel, Boston Public Library - undated
Paul Smith Hotel. Wilkie, Robert D., 1828-1903, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Paul Smith's (Lake St. Regis), Boston Public Library - undated
Paul Smith's (Lake St. Regis). Wilkie, Robert D., 1828-1903, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Lake Flower Cabins, Mrs. J. E. Keough, Prop., Saranac Lake -- Lake Placid Road, Saranac Lake, N. Y., Boston Public Library - undated
Lake Flower Cabins, Mrs. J. E. Keough, Prop., Saranac Lake -- Lake Placid Road, Saranac Lake, N. Y.. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Paul Smith's (Lake St. Regis), Boston Public Library - undated
Paul Smith's (Lake St. Regis). Wilkie, Robert D., 1828-1903, Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.
Missouri. Kentucky. Arizona. New York, Boston Public Library - undated
Missouri. Kentucky. Arizona. New York. 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 2,626 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, 1952-05-01, scale 1:40000
1952-05-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-05-01, scale 1:40000
1952-05-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-05-01, scale 1:40000
1952-05-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-05-01, scale 1:40000
1952-05-01, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-22, scale 1:40000
1953-04-22, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-22, scale 1:40000
1953-04-22, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-22, scale 1:40000
1953-04-22, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-05-01, scale 1:20000
1961-05-01, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-05-01, scale 1:20000
1961-05-01, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-05-01, scale 1:20000
1961-05-01, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1961-05-01, scale 1:20000
1961-05-01, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-05-03, scale 1:26000
1966-05-03, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-04-26, scale 1:26000
1967-04-26, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-04-26, scale 1:26000
1967-04-26, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-04-26, scale 1:26000
1967-04-26, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-04-26, scale 1:26000
1967-04-26, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-11-06, scale 1:64000
1975-11-06, scale 1:64000. 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, 1947-04-10, scale 1:51000
1947-04-10, scale 1:51000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-10, scale 1:51000
1947-04-10, scale 1:51000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-10, scale 1:51000
1947-04-10, scale 1:51000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-04-10, scale 1:51000
1947-04-10, scale 1:51000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-04-22, scale 1:40000
1953-04-22, scale 1:40000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-04, scale 1:20000
1960-05-04, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-04, scale 1:20000
1960-05-04, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-04, scale 1:20000
1960-05-04, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1960-05-04, scale 1:20000
1960-05-04, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-04-28, scale 1:18000
1963-04-28, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-04-28, scale 1:18000
1963-04-28, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-04-28, scale 1:18000
1963-04-28, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-04-28, scale 1:18000
1963-04-28, scale 1:18000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-05-12, scale 1:26000
1965-05-12, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-05-12, scale 1:26000
1965-05-12, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-05-12, scale 1:26000
1965-05-12, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1965-05-12, scale 1:26000
1965-05-12, scale 1:26000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-11-06, scale 1:65000
1975-11-06, scale 1:65000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-11-06, scale 1:65000
1975-11-06, scale 1:65000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1975-11-06, scale 1:65000
1975-11-06, scale 1:65000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-05-01, scale 1:78000
1976-05-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-05-01, scale 1:78000
1976-05-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-05-01, scale 1:78000
1976-05-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1976-05-01, scale 1:78000
1976-05-01, scale 1:78000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-04-07, scale 1:80000
1981-04-07, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-04-07, scale 1:80000
1981-04-07, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.
U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1981-04-07, scale 1:80000
1981-04-07, scale 1:80000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

15 stations, 9 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

74 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.

  • 17-1Altamont town: Tupper Lake village: Tupper Lake village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; M. & M. Div. New York Central Railroad; Main, Underwood Rd., Hurd Ave.
  • 17-2Altamont town: Tupper Lake village - That part Bounded by Hurd Ave., Underwood Rd., Main; M. & M. Div. New York Central Railroad, Wolf Creek, Arthur; Village limits
  • 17-3Altamont town: Tupper Lake village - That part Bounded by M. & M. Div. New York Central Railroad; Main, Demars Blvd.; Ohio Ave.; Village limits
  • 17-4Altamont town: Tupper Lake village - That part Bounded by M. & M. Div. New York Central Railroad; Village limits, McLaughlin Ave.; Railroad; Lake, Demars Blvd., Main
  • 17-5Altamont town: Tupper Lake village - That part Bounded by Ohio Ave.; Demars Blvd., Lake, Mill, W. Park; High; Village limits
  • 17-6Altamont town: Tupper Lake village - That part Bounded by Railroad; McLaughlin Ave., W. Park, Chaney Ave.; Tallman, Front, Arden; Wawbeek Ave., High, W. Park, Mill, Lake
  • 17-7Altamont town: Tupper Lake village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; Broad; Lindsay Ave., Freeman, McLaughlin Ave.
  • 17-8Altamont town: Tupper Lake village - That part Bounded by W. Park; McLaughlin Ave., Freeman, Lindsay Ave., Broad, Bushey Ave.; Stetson Rd.; Second, Broad, Chaney Ave.
  • 17-9Altamont town: Tupper Lake village - That part Bounded by High, Wawbeek Ave., Arden, Front, Tallman; Chaney Ave., Broad, Second; Village limits; Village limits
  • 17-10Altamont town - That part outside Tupper Lake village and excluding Veteran's Administration Hospital
  • 17-11Veteran's Administration Hospital (In Altamont town)
  • 17-12Bangor town: Bangor town - That part north of U.S. Highway 11
  • 17-13Bangor town - That part south of U.S. Highway 11
  • 17-14Bellmont town: Bellmont town - That part comprising Election Districts 1 and 2
  • 17-15Bombay town: Bombay town - That part east of County Highway 1 and State Highway 95
  • 17-16Bombay town - That part west of County Highway 1 and State Highway 95
  • 17-17Brandon town
  • 17-18Brighton town
  • 17-19Burke town: Burke village
  • 17-20Burke town - That part north of U.S. Highway 11
  • 17-21Burke town - That part south of U.S. Highway 11, outside Burke village
  • 17-22Chateaugay town: Chateaugay village: Chateaugay village - That part east of River, Depot and Lake
  • 17-23Chateaugay village - That part west of River, Depot and Lake
  • 17-24Chateaugay town - That part north of U.S. Highway 11, outside Chateaugay village
  • 17-25Chateaugay town - That part south of U.S. Highway 11, outside Chateaugay village
  • 17-26Constable town
  • 17-27Dickinson town
  • 17-28Duane town
  • 17-29Fort Covington town: Fort Covington village
  • 17-30Fort Covington town - That part east of Little Salmon River, outside Fort Covington village
  • 17-31Fort Covington town - That part west of Little Salmon River, outside Fort Covington village
  • 17-32Franklin town: Franklin town - That part north and west of State Highway 3
  • 17-33Franklin town - That part south and east of State Highway 3
  • 17-34Harrietstown town: Saranac Lake village - That part in Franklin County comprising part of Harrietstown town: Saranac Lake village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Essex County line; Park Ave., Cedar; Broadway, Upper Broadway
  • 17-35Harrietstown town: Saranac Lake village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Upper Broadway, Broadway; Garden, Virginia, James, Hope, Ampersand; Village limits
  • 17-36Harrietstown town: Saranac Lake village - That part Bounded by Ampersand, Hope, James, Virginia, Garden; Broadway, Prospect Ave., Virginia, Neil, S. Hope; Petrova Ave., Lake; Village limits
  • 17-37Harrietstown town: Saranac Lake village - That part Bounded by Prospect Ave.; Broadway; Olive; S. Hope, Neil, Virginia
  • 17-38Harrietstown town: Saranac Lake village - That part Bounded by Cedar, Park Ave.; Essex County line; Bloomingdale Ave.; Broadway
  • 17-39Harrietstown town: Saranac Lake village - That part Bounded by Bloomingdale Ave.; Essex County line; River; Church, Church extended
  • 17-40Harrietstown town: Saranac Lake village - That part excluding Saranac Hotel Bounded by Bloomingdale Ave.; Church extended, Church; River; Main, Broadway
  • 17-41Saranac Hotel (In Saranac Lake village, Harrietstown town)
  • 17-42Harrietstown town: Saranac Lake village - That part Bounded by Olive; Broadway, Main; Lake; Petrova Ave., S. Hope
  • 17-43Harrietstown town: Saranac Lake village - That part Bounded by Lake, Main, River; Essex County line; Village limits; Village limits (Remainder of Saranac Lake village is in North Elba and St. Armand towns, Essex County)
  • 17-44Harrietstown town - That part outside Saranac Lake village
  • 17-45Malone town: Malone village: Malone village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Village limits; E. Main; Raymond, Webb Ave.
  • 17-46Malone village - That part Bounded by Rutland Railroad; Raymond; E. Main; Morton
  • 17-47Malone village - That part excluding Convent of Ursuline Nuns (Saint Joseph's Ursuline Academy) Bounded by Village limits; Webb Ave., Raymond Ave.; Rutland Railroad; Morton, Elm, Constable
  • 17-48Convent of Ursuline Nuns (Saint Joseph's Ursuline Academy) (In Malone village)
  • 17-49Malone village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Constable; First; Park
  • 17-50Malone village - That part excluding Flanagan Hotel Bounded by Village limits; Park, First, Constable, Elm, Morton; E. Main, W. Main; Salmon River
  • 17-51Flanagan Hotel (In Malone village)
  • 17-52Malone village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Salmon River; Rutland Railroad
  • 17-53Malone village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Rutland Railroad, Salmon River; W. Main; Fort Covington
  • 17-54Malone village - That part Bounded by Village limits; Fort Covington, W. Main, Webster; Franklin; Village limits
  • 17-55Malone village - That part Bounded by Franklin, Francis; Academy, Shields, Webster; Village limits; Village limits
  • 17-56Malone village - That part Bounded by W. Main; Harison Pl., Duane; Village limits; Webster, Shields, Academy, Francis, Webster
  • 17-57Malone village - That part Bounded by W. Main, E. Main; Pearl; College Ave.; Duane, Harison Pl.
  • 17-58Malone village - That part Bounded by College Ave.; State; Village limits; Duane
  • 17-59Malone village - That part excluding Northern New York School for Deaf Bounded by E. Main; Willow, Salmon River; Village limits; State, College Ave., Pearl
  • 17-60Northern New York School for Deaf (In Malone village)
  • 17-61Malone village - That part Bounded by E. Main; Village limits; Village limits; Salmon River, Willow
  • 17-62Malone town - That part east of U.S. Highway 11, Lake Titus Stream and State Highway 10, outside Malone village
  • 17-63Malone town - That part north and west of U.S. Highway 11, outside Malone village
  • 17-64Malone town - That part south of U.S. Highway 11 and west of Lake Titus Stream and State Highway 10, outside Malone village
  • 17-65Moira town: Brushton village
  • 17-66Moira town - That part north of U.S. Highway 11 and east of State Highway 95, outside Brushton village
  • 17-67Moira town - That part north of U.S. Highway 11 and west of State Highway 95
  • 17-68Moira town - That part south of U.S. Highway 11, outside Brushton village
  • 17-69Santa Clara town
  • 17-70Waverly town: St. Regis Falls, unincorporated (See boundaries shown on aerial photo CXE-2B-134)
  • 17-71Waverly town - That part outside St. Regis Falls, unincorporated (See aerial photo CXE-2B-134 for boundaries of St. Regis Falls)
  • 17-72Westville town
  • 17-73St. Regis Indian Reservation
  • 17-74Bellmont town - That part comprising Election District 3

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,134 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,134 of them, burning about 1,169 acres. 81 started naturally and 162 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined532
Arson/incendiarism162
Recreation and ceremony114
Debris and open burning114
Natural81
Equipment and vehicle use57
Power generation/transmission/distribution31
Smoking31
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Fireworks2

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Two of them were set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
18 April 2005Recreation and ceremony50 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
22 March 2012Debris and open burning32 acresNew York Forest RangersCOLD SPRINGS ROAD FIRE
16 April 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined32 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
31 March 2006Debris and open burning25 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
19 April 2005Debris and open burning15 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
18 October 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined11 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
7 April 1997Arson/incendiarism10 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
5 September 2008Arson/incendiarism9.2 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named

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

Storms, 1961 to 2025

60 of 322 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 322 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 4 injuries and about $21,522,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind220
Hail46
Flash Flood26
Flood15
Lightning6
Heavy Rain5
Tornado2
Strong Wind2

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
August 2023LightningMoody2 hurtTwo people struck by lightning.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindSaranac Lake1 hurt, $500,000no account filed
September 2003LightningSaranac Lake1 hurt, $5,000no account filed
April 2011FloodSaranac Lake$6,000,000Runoff from heavy rain and snowmelt caused flooding in Saranac Lake Village. Flooding was compounded by upstream releases from locks on Oseetah Lake, which flooded downstream Lake Flower at Saranac Lake Village. Businesses and homes were evacuated, and bridges and the village wastewater treatment plant were damaged.
June 2013FloodBrandon$4,170,000Flooding from heavy rainfall forced the closure of several roads throughout Franklin County NY in Duane Center, Bangor, Malone, Dickinson, Burke, Hogansburg, and Bombay. Flooding began late evening on June 11 with small streams and overflowing ditches washing out roads and culverts. On June 12 flooding transitioned into the larger rivers such as the Salmon, Little Salmon, and the Trout Rivers. There were evacuations of homes in Fort Covington on the Salmon River, and numerous state, county, and town highways were flooded.
April 2011FloodTupper Lake$3,000,000Runoff from heavy rain and snowmelt caused flooding on the Raquette River. In Tupper Lake Village, homes were surrounded by water, forcing evacuations. Route 3 was flooded in the Village and between Tupper Lake Village and Wawbeek. Flooding continued into May.
April 2014FloodSt Regis$1,000,000Heavy rainfall and snowmelt combined to produce flooding in northern Franklin County. The Salmon River and its tributaries caused the most flood trouble, with numerous road closures, washouts, and evacuations around Malone and Fort Covington. In Malone, College Avenue and Willow, Lafayette, and Patnode Streets were flooded and some residences were evacuated. At least 4 culverts were washed out. Downstream in Fort Covington, Drum Street was closed due to flooding, and additional roads were flooded by the Little Salmon River in Bombay. In Hogansburg, the St. Regis River flooded village roads including Church, McNeil, St. Regis, River, Gray, Mill, and Pearl Streets.
August 2024FloodSt Regis$500,000Numerous flooding across western-northwest Franklin county as the results of heavy tropical rains (3-5+ inches) from Post Tropical Debby. In addition to flash flooding reports, there were numerous inundation, basement and other flooding.
July 1998Flash FloodCountywide$500,000no account filed
June 1998Flash FloodCountywide$500,000no account filed
November 1996Flash FloodCountywide$500,000no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindCountywide$500,000no account filed
April 2014FloodAxton$355,000Heavy rainfall and snowmelt combined to produced flooding across southern Franklin County NY. Local and county roads in Franklin, Saranac Lake, and Tupper Lake were flooded.
July 1986Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
July 2010Thunderstorm WindBrushton$200,000Roof torn off working garage/shed in West Bangor. Numerous (hundreds) trees uprooted, snapped across Franklin county between Moria and Malone with greatest concentration in a 2-3 mile swath across Brushton, West Bangor with at least a dozen structures that sustained damage. NWS Storm survey suggests combination of straight-line winds and possible microburst with winds estimated at 85 mph.
January 2018FloodFt Covington$150,000A large ice jam formed on the Salmon River in Fort Covington, NY and extended for several miles from the Route 37 bridge crossing north to near the international border. Up to 17 homes and 37 people were evacuated. Some damage to residences was reported.
January 2013FloodMalone$150,000A freeze up ice jam developed on the Salmon River along Lower Park Street in Malone NY late on January 23. Water rose overnight, and a state of emergency was declared and homes were evacuated the morning of January 24. Seven homes had flooded basements or water into the first floor, and portions of Lower Park Street were inundated by several feet of water. Cold temperatures remained until the end of January, and the ice jam finally released on January 31.
July 2023Flash FloodBelmont Center$100,000Additional flash flooding affected portions of east central Franklin County, NY in the Bellmont Center area during the afternoon hours on the 2nd. This flooding was tied closely to the larger flash flooding event to the immediate east in the Ellenburg/Lyon Mountain area of Clinton County. Numerous roads were reported to be either closed, or impacted by high water in this area.
February 2018Flash FloodFt Covington$100,000An ice jam formed in the Little Salmon River in Fort Covington in January and remained in place through February. In late February the combination of record warmth, rainfall, and rapid snow melt caused significant rises on the little Salmon River which was already jammed from January. At 1216pm notification was passed along that water evacuations were being performed which necessitated the upgrade from an areal flood warning to a flash flood warning in coordination with local emergency management.
September 2010FloodHogansburg$100,000Heavy rain produced flooding in Whippleville, Malone, and Hogansburg. In Whippleville, Homes were surrounded by water near county Route 25 and required evacuation. In Malone, Moses street had water over the road and basements were flooded. Basement flooding was reported as well in Hogansburg.
September 1998Flash FloodNorth Portion$100,000no account filed
June 2022Flash FloodWhippleville$80,000Showers and thunderstorms trained across portions of northeastern Franklin County, NY in the vicinity of Malone and the hamlet of Whippleville. One home in Whippleville was evacuated due to high water from a creek feeding into the nearby Salmon River. A driveway crossing the creek at the residence was overwhelmed and clogged by debris, impounding water, which quickly rose, flooding the residence. County Road 25, 2 miles south-southeast of Whippleville was also closed due to high water as a farm pond and connected drainage overflowed onto the highway. Additionally, a portion of Webster Road, approximately 1 mile southwest of Whippleville near the Malone Fish and Game Club was closed due to high water.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindSt Regis Falls$80,000no account filed
April 2011Flash FloodDuane Center$75,000Runoff from heavy rain and snowmelt flooded several local roads in Duane.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindMoira$75,000Numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds on power lines, vehicles and houses throughout Moria, including Route 5.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindBrushton$75,000no account filed
August 2010FloodSt Regis Falls$60,000A reported seven inches of rain flooded roads and some buildings in and around St. Regis Falls NY. Local dirt roads sustained washouts and had to be repaired. In the hamlet of St. Regis Falls, a building housing the Waverly town office and a medical clinic was flooded by four to six inches of water, and water flooded St. Regis Falls Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindMalone$50,000Numerous trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds.
January 2018FloodHogansburg$50,000Several ice jams formed on the St. Regis River creating high water and areas flooding in the town of Hogansburg, NY. Numerous local roads were either flooded or threatened by high water, resulting in the evacuations of numerous homes.
June 2016Flash FloodSaranac Lake$50,000Runoff from heavy rainfall flooded and washed out roads in and near Saranac Lake Village in Franklin County. Route 86 was closed by flood waters between Saranac Lake Village and Lake Colby. Several village roads were damaged. Water flooded the intersection of St. Bernard and Academy Streets two feet deep.
July 2014Flash FloodSaranac Lake$50,000Roads in Saranac Lake Village were flooded and closed.
July 2014Flash FloodLake Colby$50,000Runoff from heavy rainfall flooded basements in Saranac Lake Village.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindMalone$50,000Widespread trees and power lines across Malone with trees falling on structures and vehicles.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindMoira$50,000Numerous trees down in Moira and east along Routes 11 and 11B toward Brushton, Bangor and Malone.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindFaust$50,000Estimated wind gusts to 80 mph with numerous trees and power lines downed.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindSaranac Lake$50,000Numerous trees down across Saranac Lake vicinity along Route 3 between|Saranac Village and Tupper Lake.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindMalone$50,000Numerous trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds in the Moria, Brushton, Bangor and Malone area.
July 2007Flash FloodMalone$50,000Several washed out roads due to flooded culverts as well as a rapid rise and subsequent flood of the Salmon River. Some of the roads impacted included Bull Run, Brick Church and Kimpton roads.
July 1998Flash FloodCountywide$50,000no account filed
April 1994Thunderstorm WindMalone$50,000no account filed
August 1993Thunderstorm WindSaranac Lake$50,000no account filed
July 2021Thunderstorm WindWestville Center$30,000Numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds along with some minor property damage. NWS storm survey conducted and concluded straight-line winds estimated at 70 mph.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindSaranac Lake$30,000Multiple trees down across the village with at least one car crushed by tree.
June 2018Flash FloodWhippleville$25,000Training thunderstorms and showers deposited several inches of rainfall across northern Franklin county, including Duane road, between Malone and Whippleville with one resident evacuated.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindFt Covington Center$25,000Numerous trees and power lines down throughout northern Franklin county including Route 37 between Malone and Hogansburg.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindConstable$25,000Trees and wires down and trees uprooted throughout town and at intersection of Routes 122 and 30. Several vehicles and utility lines impacted as well.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindSaranac Lake$25,000Multiple trees and power lines down across the Saranac Lake community.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindHogansburg$25,000Numerous trees down and some resultant structural and vehicle damage.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindBannerhouse$25,000Trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds on Blanch road and other roads near Upper Chateguay Lake. In addition half inch diameter hail reported.
January 2010FloodFt Covington$25,000An ice jam formed on the Salmon River at Fort Covington New York. Water backed up behind the jam, and then was re-routed by the ice overland on the left bank of the river. Twelve homes were impacted, some basements were flooded and evacuations were necessary. The water receded later that night.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindSaranac Lake$25,000Numerous trees down in Saranac Lake and immediate vicinity.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindWhippleville$25,000Numerous and widespread trees downed between Malone and Westfield with Routes 5 and 8 closed due to blocked roads and power lines.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindOwls Head$25,000Numerous trees down across roads in Owls Head and Mountain View area, which included a tree that fell on a moving vehicle with no injuries reported. Also...golf ball size hail was reported.
July 2007Flash FloodOwls Head$25,000State and County Route 25 closed between Owls Head and Malone due to several areas of road washouts.
July 2007Flash FloodWhippleville$25,000Portions of County Route 25 washed out due to torrential rains associated with thunderstorms.
August 2006Flash FloodVermontville$25,000no account filed
July 2006Thunderstorm WindTupper Lake$25,000no account filed
June 2021Thunderstorm WindFt Covington$20,000Local microburst in Fort Covington with reports of several trees uprooted or snapped and an old barn building collapsed.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindBombay$20,000Numerous trees and utility lines downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindConstable$20,000Numerous trees and utility lines downed by thunderstorm winds.

Mines and quarries

70 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 70 workings inside this county. 19 still produce and 51 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Iron23
Sand and Gravel, Construction21
Stone, Crushed/Broken11
Granite4
Stone4
Graphite3
Silica2
Iron, Titanium, Metal1
Marble, Dimension1
Flagstone1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Brewer Hill MineIron, Titanium, MetalPast ProducerReplacement
Northern Adriondack QuarryFlagstone, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Woodruff Fall QuarryMarble, DimensionPast Producer
Bangor DepositSilicaPast Producer
Moira DepositSilicaPast Producer
Arthur Carlin Property DepositGraphiteProspect
Franklin Falls ProspectGraphiteOccurrence
Franklin Falls ProspectGraphiteProspect
Bloomingdale Station QuarryGranitePast Producer
Saranac Juction QuarryGranitePast Producer
Tupper Lake QuarryGranitePast Producer
Unnamed QuarryGranitePast Producer
Unnamed Stone QuarryStonePast Producer
Unnamed Stone QuarryStonePast Producer
Unnamed Stone QuarryStonePast Producer
Unnamed Stone QuarryStonePast Producer
Adirondack Stone Inc QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer1955, 1973
Adirondack Stone Inc QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer1955, 1973
Adirondack Stone Inc QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer1955, 1973
Franklin-Clinton Sandstone Co QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer1958, 1962
Franklin-Clinton Sandstone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer1958, 1962
Malone QuarriesStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Northern Adirondack QuarriesStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Northern Adriondack QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerSedimentary
Unnamed ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Campbells PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Constable PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cox PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fleury PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fort Covington Highway Dept. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Francis J. Paro PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Francis J. Paro Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Franklin PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lawrence PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Malone MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPlant
Moore PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Newell PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Park Street PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Porter Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Porter Road Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Ton-Da-Lay PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Town PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Trimm PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Tucker PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Tuttle PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Willis PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Alice ProspectIronOccurrenceReplacement
Bannerhouse MineIronPast ProducerReplacement
Bannerhouse MineIronProspect
Bellons Magnetite ProspectIronProspect
Brewer Hill MineIronProspect
Briggs ProspectIronOccurrenceReplacement
Briggs ProspectIronProspect
C. C. Harris Property DepositIronOccurrence
Duane MinesIronPast Producer1828, 1849
Duncan Mountain ProspectIronOccurrenceReplacement
Duncan Mountain ProspectIronProspect
Furnace Mountain AnomalyIronPast Producer1835, 1845
Malone MinesIronPast Producer1885, 1895
Meacham Lake ProspectIronOccurrenceReplacement
Ore Bed Mountain ProspectIronOccurrenceReplacement
Ore Bed ProspectIronOccurrenceReplacement
Orebed ProspectIronProspect
Owl's Head MineIronPast ProducerReplacement
Owls Head MineIronProspect
Skerry MineIronPast ProducerReplacement
Skerry MineIronProspect
Studley Hill Property DepositIronProspect
Tremble Property DepositIronPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

83

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.