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.
Then and now
1895 to 2000The 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.


Compare 1895 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 28 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1895 USGS Rouse Point quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1907 USGS Rouse Point quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Rouses Point quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1939 USGS Rouses Point quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Rouses Point quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Rouses Point quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Beekmantown quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Lake Champlain North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2000 USGS Rouses Point quadrangle1:50000
Fires near this place
210 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 131 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Co High, Dept. Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Rand Hill Region Anorthosite | Aluminum, Silica, Iron, Water, Free, Sodium, Calcium | Prospect | Surface | |
| Plattsburgh Quarry #3 | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Plattsburgh Quarry #4 | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pallette Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Plattsburgh Quarries Inc | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1956, 1964 | |
| Plattsburgh Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Plattsburgh Quarry #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| St.Armand Beach Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Surface |
Storms near this place
17 since 1996Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Beekmantown | $50,000 | Reports 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 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beekmantown | $50,000 | Several 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 2007 | Hail | Beekmantown | $50,000 | Numerous 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 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beekmantown | $30,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Flood | West Beekmantown | $25,000 | Heavy 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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beekmantown | $25,000 | Numerous trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds in Beekmantown, north Plattsburgh and Chazy area. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Beekmantown | $20,000 | Trees and branches down on power lines. |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Beekmantown | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beekmantown | $5,000 | A few trees and several branches downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2007 | Lightning | Beekmantown | $5,000 | Lightning struck a house and caused a small fire. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beekmantown | $2,000 | Trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Beekmantown | $2,000 | A few large trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beekmantown | $2,000 | Several large tree limbs were blown down. |
| August 2010 | Hail | East Beekmantown | - | Quarter size hail on Colby road. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beekmantown | - | Several trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Beekmantown. |
| August 2007 | Hail | West Beekmantown | - | Nickel size hail was reported in Plattsburgh, NY. In addition, small branches on trees were blown down. |
| August 1997 | Hail | Beekmantown | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Beekmantown | 1.7 miles | 28 | |
| West Beekmantown | 3.3 miles | 24 | |
| West Chazy | 3.5 miles | 24 | |
| Ingraham | 4.1 miles | 28 | |
| Halseys Corners | 4.5 miles | 29 | |
| Beartown | 4.8 miles | 24 | |
| Plattsburgh | 5.3 miles | 29 | |
| Rocky Point | 5.4 miles | 29 |
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.











