Black Brook, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Black Brook town. It lies in ZIP code area 12912. The Survey maps it on the Au Sable Forks quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 91 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 24 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 Ausable quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Ausable quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1950 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Au Sable Forks quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Au Sable Forks quadrangle1:25000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Lake Champlain South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
116 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Black Brook between 1992 and 2020, burning about 184 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 33 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 | 50 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 25 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.9 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Natural | 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 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Black Brook: 11 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crowley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ausable Forks Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Passaic Crushed Stone Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Charles Clements Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Emerald Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Keystone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stickney Bridge Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Black Brook Mines | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Black Brook Propect | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
4 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Black Brook in 4 storm reports between 2006 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2022 | Flash Flood | Black Brook | $5,000 | A 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. Flooding was also observed on the Clinton County side at the local Tops Supermarket and nearby Riverside Park shown here. 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 town. Post-event coordination with Clinton and Essex County Emergency Management revealed 35 homes and 1 town owned property damaged on the Essex county side. Of those, 7 were deemed to have received critical damage, with 2 buildings and 4 apartments condemned. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Black Brook | $2,000 | Several trees downed by thunderstorm winds on Silver Lake road. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Black Brook | $2,000 | Several trees down. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Black Brook | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Landing | 2.6 miles | 24 | |
| East Kilns | 2.7 miles | 27 | |
| Swastika | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Thomasville | 6.9 miles | 24 | |
| Rogers | 7.2 miles | 24 | |
| Hawkeye | 7.5 miles | 18 | |
| Clintonville | 8.5 miles | 24 | |
| West Kilns | 8.5 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 944077. 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.







