Bucks Bridge, New York
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Potsdam town. It lies in ZIP code area 13660. It stands on Nettle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Morley quadrangle.
Then and now
1910 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 75 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1910 against another survey:
On record in Bucks Bridge
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Buck's Bridge United Methodist Churchlisted 2004 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1910 USGS Canton quadrangle1:62500
- 1911 USGS Canton quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Canton 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 Morley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
90 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Bucks Bridge between 2003 and 2020, burning about 78 acres in total. 5 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 | 47 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 20 August 2020 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 15 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 July 2010 | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bucks Bridge: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Town of Madrid Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Town of Madrid Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid Springs | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Madrid | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Morley | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| West Potsdam | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Slab City | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Hague Crossing | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Turnbull Corner | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Chipman | 5.6 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122563570 | 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 976055. 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.








