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Constable, New York

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Constable town. It lies in ZIP code area 12926. The Survey maps it on the Constable quadrangle.

Constable within Franklin County

Then and now

1915 to 1994

The 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 sheet of Constable, surveyed 1994
Topographic sheet of Constable, surveyed 1915

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

159 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Constable between 2000 and 2020, burning about 113 acres in total. 15 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/undetermined77
Arson/incendiarism27
Debris and open burning18
Natural15
Equipment and vehicle use6
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Smoking6
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2012Arson/incendiarism1.8 acresNew York Forest RangersDEBYAH FIRE
3 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
27 September 2003Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
20 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
19 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
10 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.1 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
1 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
1 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Franklin County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Constable: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Malone QuarriesStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Constable PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fleury PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Newell PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Park Street PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Franklin County

Storms near this place

8 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Constable in 8 storm reports between 2004 and 2022: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2013Thunderstorm WindConstable$25,000Trees and wires down and trees uprooted throughout town and at intersection of Routes 122 and 30. Several vehicles and utility lines impacted as well.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindConstable$20,000Numerous trees and utility lines downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindConstable$10,000Several trees down on utility lines.
June 2004Tornado (F0)Constable$10,000Thunderstorms developed along the border region of northern New York and Canada during the late afternoon of Tuesday, June 1st. A tornado briefly touched down in the town of Constable, New York on Fountain Street. About 5 trees were snapped and 2 uprooted. One of the snapped trees exhibited twisted and torn bark off the tree. Power lines were also blown down. Winds were estimated around 70 mph as an F0 tornado.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindConstable$5,000Tree down along Fountain Street.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindConstable$5,000Several trees down.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindConstable$5,000Several trees downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindConstable$5,000Trees were blown down.

Every storm recorded in Franklin County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Fay3.5 miles17
Trout River4.3 miles18
Malone Junction5.1 miles18
Westville Center5.4 miles17
Malone5.6 miles18
Sun6.2 miles14
Burke Center6.3 miles14
Westville6.7 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 947322. 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.