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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.

Elmdale within St. Lawrence County

Then and now

1912 to 1985

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Elmdale, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Elmdale, surveyed 1912

Compare 1912 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 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

149 since 1994

Regional 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/undetermined86
Arson/incendiarism26
Equipment and vehicle use9
Natural9
Debris and open burning7
Recreation and ceremony6
Smoking2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
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
6 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
25 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
24 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 September 2018Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
2 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
18 September 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
17 September 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
13 September 2012Recreation and ceremony2.0 acresNew York Forest RangersCHISUM ROAD FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in St. Lawrence County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 33 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Elmdale Graphite DepositGraphite, Barium-BariteOccurrence
Gouverneur QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Gouverneur Talc DepositTalc-Soapstone, Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrence
John J. Sullivan Property DepositLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Rossie -Bigelelow- Macomb DeposLead, ZincPast Producer
Gouverneur QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Rylestone QuarryMarble, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Jones DepositLead, ZincPast Producer
Macomb MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Washburn Farm DepositLead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in St. Lawrence 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
Little Bow1.8 miles19
Natural Dam2.7 miles19
Brasie Corners4.3 miles19
Wegatchie4.5 miles19
Gouverneur4.6 miles15
Somerville5.4 miles19
North Gouverneur5.7 miles15
Pikes Corner5.9 miles19

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.