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.
Then and now
1906 to 1985The 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.


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.
- U.S. Post Officelisted 1977 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1906 USGS Brier Hill quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Edwardsville quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Edwardsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
75 since 2002Regional 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/undetermined | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Other causes | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 31 August 2005 | 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 13 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogdensburg Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Howard's Quarry | Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Howard's Quarry | Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Mc Conville Inc. Quarry | Dolomite | Past Producer | 1885 | |
| Unnamed Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Village | 0.8 miles | 15 | |
| Morristown Center | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Heuvelton | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Ogdensburg | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| De Peyster | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Edgewater Park | 6.8 miles | 19 | |
| Terrace Park | 6.9 miles | 19 | |
| Morristown | 7.7 miles | 19 |
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.







