Franklin Springs, New York
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Kirkland town. It lies in ZIP code area 13323. It stands on White Creek. The Survey maps it on the Clinton quadrangle. It stands 630 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1895 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Franklin Springs
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Clinton Village Historic Districtlisted 1982 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 26 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.
- 1895 USGS Oriskany quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Oriskany quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1947 USGS Rome quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Utica quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
79 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Franklin Springs between 2002 and 2020, burning about 46 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 8 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 | 52 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.4 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 30 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 August 2012 | 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 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Franklin Springs: 17 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cittadino Quarry | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Marshall Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bertie Waterlime Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Eisler Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Kirkland Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lawless Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Borst Mines | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Brimfield Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Clinton Mills Opening | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Clinton Mine | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers Mills | 0.9 miles | 26 | |
| Clinton | 1.1 miles | 26 | |
| Kirkland | 2.9 miles | 26 | |
| Chuckery Corners | 3.4 miles | 26 | |
| Deansboro | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Lairdsville | 3.6 miles | 26 | |
| Clark Mills | 3.9 miles | 26 | |
| Millgate Meadows | 3.9 miles | 26 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Franklin Springs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q48740286 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 950628. 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.










