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Beekmantown, New York

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 2000. It stands in Beekmantown town. It lies in ZIP code area 12901. The Survey maps it on the Beekmantown quadrangle.

Beekmantown within Clinton County

Then and now

1895 to 2000

The same ground, surveyed 105 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Beekmantown, surveyed 2000
Topographic sheet of Beekmantown, surveyed 1895

Compare 1895 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 28 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

210 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 210 fires within 5 miles of Beekmantown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 202 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 27 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined131
Arson/incendiarism27
Debris and open burning25
Smoking8
Natural8
Equipment and vehicle use5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2002Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 September 2012Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 September 2002Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
27 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
24 September 2008Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
24 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
22 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
20 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clinton County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Beekmantown: 10 past producers, 7 producers, 1 prospect. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Clinton Co High, Dept. QuarryStonePast ProducerSurface
Rand Hill Region AnorthositeAluminum, Silica, Iron, Water, Free, Sodium, CalciumProspectSurface
Plattsburgh Quarry #3Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Plattsburgh Quarry #4Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Pallette QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Plattsburgh Quarries IncLimestone, GeneralPast Producer1956, 1964
Plattsburgh QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Plattsburgh Quarry #1Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
St.Armand Beach QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSurface

Every working recorded in Clinton County

Storms near this place

17 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beekmantown in 17 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2025Tornado (EF0)Beekmantown$50,000Reports of multiple downed trees were investigated and confirmed an EF-0 briefly touched down. Trees were uprooted and snapped. Part of a roof was peeled and wrapped around a powerline. Small objects, like a trampoline, were flung.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindBeekmantown$50,000Several dozen trees reported downed by thunderstorm winds in Beekmantown. A tractor-trailer was blown over and suffered damage near mile marker 159 on Interstate 87.
August 2007HailBeekmantown$50,000Numerous reports of large hail ranging from Quarter size to Golf ball size. Large hail resulted in several broken car windshields, dented vehicles and a few house windows broken.
July 1996Thunderstorm WindBeekmantown$30,000no account filed
June 2013FloodWest Beekmantown$25,000Heavy rainfall over the higher terrain of central Clinton County NY caused flooding of Military Turnpike (Route 190), closing it from Duley Road to Seymour Road.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindBeekmantown$25,000Numerous trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds in Beekmantown, north Plattsburgh and Chazy area.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindEast Beekmantown$20,000Trees and branches down on power lines.
June 1998Flash FloodBeekmantown$10,000no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindBeekmantown$5,000A few trees and several branches downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2007LightningBeekmantown$5,000Lightning struck a house and caused a small fire.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindBeekmantown$2,000Trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindWest Beekmantown$2,000A few large trees downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindBeekmantown$2,000Several large tree limbs were blown down.
August 2010HailEast Beekmantown-Quarter size hail on Colby road.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindBeekmantown-Several trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Beekmantown.
August 2007HailWest Beekmantown-Nickel size hail was reported in Plattsburgh, NY. In addition, small branches on trees were blown down.
August 1997HailBeekmantown-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Clinton County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
East Beekmantown1.7 miles28
West Beekmantown3.3 miles24
West Chazy3.5 miles24
Ingraham4.1 miles28
Halseys Corners4.5 miles29
Beartown4.8 miles24
Plattsburgh5.3 miles29
Rocky Point5.4 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 943554. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.