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Ellenburg, New York

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Ellenburg town. It lies in ZIP code area 12934. The Survey maps it on the Ellenburg Depot quadrangle.

Ellenburg within Clinton County

Then and now

1915 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 71 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Ellenburg, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Ellenburg, surveyed 1915

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 19 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

66 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Ellenburg between 1999 and 2020, burning about 137 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 5 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/undetermined42
Natural8
Arson/incendiarism5
Debris and open burning4
Equipment and vehicle use4
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes1

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
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 August 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
16 August 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 July 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
30 July 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
26 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clinton County

Storms near this place

7 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ellenburg in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. 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
August 2010FloodEllenburg$250,000Two day rainfall totals in excess of 5 inches fell in the North Branch of the Great Chazy River basin, thus water levels exceeded the river banks and flooded businesses and camping areas in Ellenburg NY. A motel and general store, as well as two seasonal RV parks were flooded. In one RV park near Ellenburg, 3 people were trapped in flood waters and required rescue.
July 2024Flash FloodEllenburg$50,000The public reported that Route 11 was closed due to flash flooding in Ellenburg Depot, NY.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindEllenburg$20,000Trees and power lines down across Route 190 and forced road closure near Ellenburg.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindEllenburg$10,000Numerous trees down.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindEllenburg$5,000Trees and powerlines downed by thunderstorm winds on Plank road.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindEllenburg$5,000Several large tree branches downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2012HailEllenburg-Half dollar size hail reported.

Every storm recorded in Clinton 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
Ellenburg Depot2.1 miles19
Dannemora Crossing2.4 miles19
Ellenburg Center3.8 miles18
Forest4.3 miles19
Clinton Mills5.1 miles20
Churubusco6.5 miles19
Alder Bend6.9 miles24
Irona7.0 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 949504. 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.

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.