East Kilns, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Black Brook town. It lies in ZIP code area 12912. It lies near North Hill. The Survey maps it on the Wilmington quadrangle.
Then and now
1896 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 90 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
8 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.
- 1896 USGS Lake Placid quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Lake Placid quadrangle1:62500, 12 printings
- 1950 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Lake Placid quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:25000
- 1986 USGS Lake Champlain South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
59 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of East Kilns between 1992 and 2020, burning about 144 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 17 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 | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | LEROYS FIRE |
| 30 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 29 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of East Kilns: 2 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Marble, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crowley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | 1910, 1950 | |
| Black Brook Mines | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Black Brook Propect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Rock Ore Bed | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swastika | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Black Brook | 2.7 miles | 24 | |
| Stevens Landing | 3.9 miles | 24 | |
| Hawkeye | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| West Kilns | 6.8 miles | 27 | |
| Union Falls | 7.3 miles | 18 | |
| Clayburg | 8.6 miles | 18 | |
| Redford | 9.0 miles | 18 |
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 Q122538847 | 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 972421. 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.







