Brier Hill, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Morristown town. It lies in ZIP code area 13614. The Survey maps it on the Morristown quadrangle. It stands 341 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1906 to 1985The 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.


Compare 1906 against another survey:
On record in Brier Hill
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Young Memorial Churchlisted 2011
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1906 USGS Brier Hill quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1942 USGS Morristown quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Morristown quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Morristown quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
98 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Brier Hill between 2000 and 2020, burning about 48 acres in total. 3 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 | 50 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 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 |
| 18 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Brier Hill: 10 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone, Lead. 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 | ||
| Unnamed Quartz Syenite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stout Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stout Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stouts Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Stouts Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brier Hill in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2017: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brier Hill | $10,000 | Several trees and power lines reported downed by thunderstorm winds in the Morristown - Brier Hill vicinity. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brier Hill | $5,000 | Tree down on utility lines caused by thunderstorm winds on Sand street at Ireland road. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brier Hill | $5,000 | Trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm winds in Brier Hill. |
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 | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Edwardsville | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Morristown | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Black Lake (historical) | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Terrace Park | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Oak Point | 4.8 miles | 7 | |
| North Hammond | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Edgewater Park | 5.0 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Brier Hill | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q48740364 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 976026. 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.








