Brayton Hollow, New York
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Chateaugay town. It lies in ZIP code area 12920. It lies near Chateaugay Chasm. The Survey maps it on the Burke quadrangle.
Then and now
1915 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 79 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
10 surveys from 14 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.
- 1915 USGS Chateaugay quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Chateaugay quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Burke quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Massena quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Burke quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Massena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
88 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Brayton Hollow between 1999 and 2020, burning about 87 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 9 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 | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 August 2004 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 8 July 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 July 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Brayton Hollow: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Willis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Franklin-Clinton Sandstone Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1958, 1962 | |
| Franklin-Clinton Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1958, 1962 | |
| Northern Adirondack Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooks Mill | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Thayer Corners | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Chateaugay | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Sun | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Burke Center | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Burke | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| North Burke | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Earlville | 4.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 973230. 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.









