Black Lake, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Hammond town. It lies in ZIP code area 13646. It lies near Bowman Island. The Survey maps it on the Hammond quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Then and now
1912 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 73 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1912 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1912 USGS Hammond quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Hammond quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Hammond quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Hammond quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Hammond quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Gouverneur quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
92 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Black Lake (historical) between 2000 and 2020, burning about 51 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 23 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 | 49 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 1 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2016 | Natural | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Black Lake (historical): 13 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Dolomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral Point Deposit | Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Pope Mills Deposit | Graphite | Past Producer | 1895, 1945 | |
| St Lawrence State Hospital Quarry | Dolomite | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Unnamed Quartz Syenite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| East Bigelow Deposit | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| F.E. Turner Deposit | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Nelson Farm Deposit | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| West Bigelow Deposit | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1836, 1839, 1865 | |
| East Bigelow School Prospect | Lead | Prospect | ||
| Middle Bigelow School Prospect | Lead | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Hammond | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Ruby Corner | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| North Hammond | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Brier Hill | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Pope Mills | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Edwardsville | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Brasie Corners | 5.5 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2106707. 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.









