Fine, New York
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Fine town. It lies in ZIP code area 13639. It stands on Welch Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fine quadrangle.
Then and now
1916 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 69 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1916 against another survey:
On record in Fine
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Wanakena Footbridge- Fine Town Halllisted 1996
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1916 USGS Oswegatchie quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1918 USGS Oswegatchie quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Fine quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Gouverneur quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Fine between 2002 and 2020, burning about 30 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | EDWARDS FIRE |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 May 2004 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 May 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Fine: 10 occurrences, 3 prospects, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Zirconium, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Pitcairn Fluorite Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| East Pitcairn Gypsum Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| Fine Deposit | Feldspar, Quartz | Prospect | ||
| Folsom Place Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Georgiana Slate Iron Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Georgiana Slate Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Green Farm Deposit | Iron | Past Producer | 1885, 1888 | |
| Green Farm Deposit | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Griffin Park Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Skate Creek Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | 1943 |
Storms near this place
7 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fine in 7 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fine | $125,000 | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fine | $20,000 | Numerous trees and power lines down. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fine | $10,000 | Several trees fell on powerlines near Fine and produced some power outages. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fine | $10,000 | Trees reported down along Route 3 in Fine. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fine | $5,000 | Numerous trees and utility wires down by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fine | $2,000 | Report of downed trees with one laying on utility wires on County Rd 77. |
| September 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Fine | - | Funnel cloud reported south of Fine at 340 pm, as well as a few trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Edwards | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Pond Settlement | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| East Pitcairn | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Lower Oswegatchie | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Briggs | 5.7 miles | 18 | |
| Oswegatchie | 5.7 miles | 18 | |
| Coffins Mills | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Jayville | 6.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 976309. 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.
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.







