Elsinore, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Saranac town. It lies in ZIP code area 12918. It stands on Canfield Brook. The Survey maps it on the Dannemora quadrangle.
Then and now
1913 to 1986The 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 sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1913 USGS Dannemora quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Dannemora quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Dannemora quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Lake Champlain North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
118 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Elsinore between 1992 and 2020, burning about 160 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 16 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 | 62 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 1 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Elsinore: 8 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adcock No. 1 & 2 Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Adcott Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Averill | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Averill Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1842, 1885 | |
| Ellis Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Ellis Ore Bed | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| La Mar Pits | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Lo Mar Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Morrisonville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Morrisonville Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadyville | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Woods Mills | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Dannemora | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Saranac | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| West Plattsburgh | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Morrisonville | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Moffitsville | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Russia | 6.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 949610. 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.






