Burke Center, New York
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Burke town. It lies in ZIP code area 12917. 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
74 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Burke Center between 1999 and 2020, burning about 70 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 5 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 10 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | 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 |
| 29 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 July 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 July 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Burke Center: 7 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Adriondack Quarry | Flagstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lawrence Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Willis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Adirondack Stone Inc Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1955, 1973 | |
| Adirondack Stone Inc Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1955, 1973 | |
| Adirondack Stone Inc Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1955, 1973 | |
| 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 | ||
| Northern Adriondack Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Burke Center in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burke Center | $5,000 | Trees and wires down near Mill street and Burke Center road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burke | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Thayer Corners | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Sun | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Brayton Hollow | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Cooks Mill | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| North Burke | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Chateaugay | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Bellmont Center | 5.4 miles | 14 |
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 Q122551069 | 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 945213. 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.









