Elmdale, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Gouverneur town. It lies in ZIP code area 13642. The Survey maps it on the Natural Dam quadrangle.
Then and now
1912 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 73 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1912 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1912 USGS Hammond quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Hammond quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Hammond quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Natural Dam quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Natural Dam quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Gouverneur quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
149 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 149 fires within 5 miles of Elmdale between 1994 and 2020, burning about 199 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 26 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 | 86 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | CHISUM ROAD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Elmdale: 28 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Marble, Dimension, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmdale Graphite Deposit | Graphite, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Gouverneur Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gouverneur Talc Deposit | Talc-Soapstone, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| John J. Sullivan Property Deposit | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Rossie -Bigelelow- Macomb Depos | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Gouverneur Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rylestone Quarry | Marble, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Jones Deposit | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Macomb Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Washburn Farm Deposit | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bow | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Natural Dam | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Brasie Corners | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Wegatchie | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Gouverneur | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Somerville | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| North Gouverneur | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Pikes Corner | 5.9 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 976295. 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.









