Fraser, New York
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Delhi town. It lies in ZIP code area 13753. It stands on Platner Brook. The Survey maps it on the Hamden quadrangle.
Then and now
1922 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 64 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
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1922 USGS Andes quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1924 USGS Andes quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Hamden quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Hamden quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Pepacton Reservoir quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
38 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Fraser between 1995 and 2016, burning about 65 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 | 27 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 August 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 30 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 May 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 4.8 acres | New York Forest Rangers | BELL HILL FIRE |
| 28 May 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Fraser: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howe Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fraser in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Fraser | $80,000 | Flooding occurred on many streams and creeks due to culverts plugged with debris in and around the Village of Delhi. Water was over much of Routes 28 and 10 with areas of road shoulders being washed out. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fraser | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires on County Route 16. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Fraser | - | Hail fell near Fraser. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Lancey | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Delhi | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Hamden | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| West Delhi | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Mundale | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Hawleys | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| East Delhi | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Arabia | 6.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972508. 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.








