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Galilee, New York

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Oswegatchie town. It lies in ZIP code area 13669. The Survey maps it on the Edwardsville quadrangle.

Galilee within St. Lawrence County

Then and now

1906 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Galilee, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Galilee, surveyed 1906

Compare 1906 against another survey:

On record in Galilee

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 17 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

75 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Galilee between 2002 and 2020, burning about 36 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 25 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/undetermined37
Arson/incendiarism25
Natural5
Smoking3
Debris and open burning3
Other causes1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
25 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
25 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
25 September 2007Other causesunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
19 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
19 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
18 September 2018Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
31 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in St. Lawrence County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Galilee: 12 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Dolomite, Limestone, Dimension, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ogdensburg QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Unnamed Sandstone QuarryFlagstone, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Howard's QuarryDolomitePast Producer
Howard's QuarryDolomitePast Producer
Mc Conville Inc. QuarryDolomitePast Producer1885
Unnamed Dolomite QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, DimensionPast Producer
Unnamed Dolomite QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, DimensionPast Producer
Unnamed Dolomite QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, DimensionPast 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
Lost Village0.8 miles15
Morristown Center4.7 miles17
Heuvelton5.3 miles15
Ogdensburg5.5 miles15
De Peyster5.9 miles15
Edgewater Park6.8 miles19
Terrace Park6.9 miles19
Morristown7.7 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 976337. 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.