Christian Hill, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Johnsburg town. It lies in ZIP code area 12856. It stands on Thirteenth Brook. The Survey maps it on the Gore Mountain quadrangle.
Then and now
1898 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 99 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 27 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.
- 1898 USGS Thirteenth Lake quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Thirteenth Lake quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Raquette Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Thirteenth Lake quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Thirteenth Lake quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Christian Hill between 2001 and 2018, burning about 33 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 13 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 12 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | THIRTEENTH LAKE |
| 17 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 June 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 27 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 June 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Christian Hill: 4 prospects, 4 past producers, 2 producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Garnet, Gemstone, Mica, Quartz, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Mountain Development | Gemstone | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Occurrence | Garnet, Mica, Quartz, Feldspar | Occurrence | 1925, 1975 | |
| Barton Mine & Mill | Garnet | Producer | ||
| Black Mountain Pond Deposit | Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| Botheration Pond Deposit A | Garnet | Prospect | ||
| Botheration Pond Deposit B | Garnet | Prospect | ||
| Casey Mountain Deposit | Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| Hooper Mine | Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| Hudson River Mill | Garnet | Plant | ||
| Peaked Mountain Deposits | Garnet | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North River | 1.6 miles | 27 | |
| North Creek | 5.6 miles | 26 | |
| Holcombville | 6.1 miles | 26 | |
| Edwards Hill | 7.7 miles | 27 | |
| Sodom | 8.2 miles | 26 | |
| Igerna | 8.4 miles | 26 | |
| Bakers Mills | 8.9 miles | 25 | |
| Wevertown | 10.2 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946629. 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.









