Chasm Falls, New York
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Malone town. It lies in ZIP code area 12953. It stands on Fishpole Outlet. The Survey maps it on the Chasm Falls 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
9 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 Chasm Falls quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Massena quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Massena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
54 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Chasm Falls between 1999 and 2020, burning about 66 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 6 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 | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | New York Forest Rangers | BRICK CHURCH RD |
| 17 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 July 2004 | 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 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Chasm Falls: 4 prospects, 4 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Graphite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Carlin Property Deposit | Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Campbells Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Francis J. Paro Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Francis J. Paro Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Porter Road Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Briggs Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Briggs Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Owl's Head Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Owls Head Mine | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Studley Hill Property Deposit | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chasm Falls in 1 storm report in 1994: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chasm Falls | $5,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owls Head | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Teboville | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Whippleville | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Porcaville | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| Mountain View | 5.7 miles | 18 | |
| Duane Center | 7.2 miles | 16 | |
| Bryants Mill | 7.3 miles | 17 | |
| Malone | 7.5 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972311. 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.








