Degrasse, New York
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Russell town. It lies in ZIP code area 13684. It stands on Randall Brook. The Survey maps it on the Degrasse quadrangle.
Then and now
1915 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 70 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1915 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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 Russell quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Russell quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Degrasse quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Gouverneur quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Degrasse between 1993 and 2017, burning about 42 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 August 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 8 July 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 31 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 July 1997 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 8 May 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 13 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 May 2008 | 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
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Degrasse: 5 occurrences, 2 prospects, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Molybdenum, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell | Molybdenum, Copper | Occurrence | Contact Metamorphic | |
| Clifton Deposit | Iron | Past Producer | 1840, 1865 | |
| Clifton Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1845, 1942, 1952 | |
| Georgiana Slate Iron Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Georgiana Slate Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Loup Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Sweet Pond Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Vanornum Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Wier Prospect | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Degrasse in 1 storm report in 2019: 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Degrasse | $5,000 | Several trees or pieces of trees downed across Russell. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksboro | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| South Russell | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Clare | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Palmerville | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Derbys Corners | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Russell | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Newbridge | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Fordhams Corners | 7.1 miles | 15 |
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 Q122542908 | 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 976240. 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.







