Briscoe, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Bethel town. It lies in ZIP code area 12783. The Survey maps it on the Jeffersonville quadrangle.
Then and now
1921 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 65 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
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1921 USGS Livingston Manor quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1923 USGS Livingston Manor quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS Livingston Manor quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Jeffersonville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
81 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Briscoe between 2000 and 2020, burning about 71 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 8 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 | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 27 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 19 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 12 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Briscoe in 6 storm reports between 2010 and 2014: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Briscoe | $100,000 | Torrential rainfall flooded numerous streams in the area, causing road washouts. A bridge was overtopped near Youngsville. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Briscoe | $10,000 | Several roads were flooded in the Youngsville area. Eyewitness reports and photographs indicated water rushing across yards and streets. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Briscoe | $5,000 | Power lines were blown down and dime to quarter size hail also occurred. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Briscoe | $1,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Briscoe | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Briscoe | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurd Settlement | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Youngsville | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Jeffersonville | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Kohlertown | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| White Sulphur Springs | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Kenoza Lake | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Swan Lake | 5.4 miles | 22 | |
| Loomis | 5.4 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 944763. 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.
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.










