Grantville, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Norfolk town. It lies in ZIP code area 13662. The Survey maps it on the Norfolk quadrangle.
Then and now
1906 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 88 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:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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 Massena quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Massena quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1942 USGS Norfolk quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Norfolk quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Norfolk quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Massena quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Massena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
161 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 161 fires within 5 miles of Grantville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 173 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 42 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 | 82 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
| 7 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Grantville: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michaud Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grantville in 4 storm reports between 2014 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Grantville | $500,000 | Tribal Emergency Mgmt. reported flash flooding in and around Hogansburg, NY due to excessive rainfall. Numerous other locations of flash flooding were observed in the towns of Bombay, Helena and Ft. Covington. Locations included, but were not limited to NY State Route 37 and Beaver Meadow Rd. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grantville | $5,000 | Several trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grantville | $2,000 | Utility pole knocked down by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Grantville | - | Funnel cloud caught on videotape and reviewed by NWS Burlington office...no evidence of touchdown. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumbrook | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Raymondville | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Brookdale | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Massena Springs | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Massena | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Norfolk | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Louisville | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| North Stockholm | 6.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 976358. 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.










