Graphite, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Hague town. It lies in ZIP code area 12836. It lies near Round Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Graphite quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 94 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
10 surveys from 28 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 Paradox Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1897 USGS Paradox Lake quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Paradox Lake quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Graphite quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
45 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Graphite between 1993 and 2020, burning about 39 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | JABE POND ISLAND FIRE |
| 2 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 12 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | ASAS ISLAND FIRE |
| 1 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | CEDAR ISLAND |
| 26 August 2015 | Natural | 1.5 acres | New York Forest Rangers | ARCADY BAY |
| 18 August 2002 | Natural | 4.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | BEECH MTN FIRE |
| 18 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | BARTON MTN FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Graphite: 7 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Graphite, Sulfur-Pyrite, Quartz, Feldspar, Mica, Sulfur-Pyrite, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Mine | Graphite, Mica, Sulfur-Pyrite, Feldspar | Past Producer | 1887, 1921 | |
| Faxon Property | Graphite, Quartz, Feldspar | Past Producer | 1892, 1921 | |
| Lakeside Mine | Graphite, Quartz, Feldspar, Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | 1925 | |
| Dixon's American Graphite Co. Mine | Graphite, Sulfur-Pyrite | Past Producer | 1888 | |
| Faxon Property | Graphite, Sulfur-Pyrite | Occurrence | Graphite, Pyrite | |
| Dixon American Graphite Co.Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Lakeside Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Lakeside Mine | Graphite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hague | 3.4 miles | 31 | |
| Indian Kettles | 4.2 miles | 37 | |
| Silver Bay | 4.8 miles | 30 | |
| Sabbath Day Point | 6.3 miles | 30 | |
| Adirondack | 10.4 miles | 27 | |
| Brant Lake | 11.2 miles | 29 | |
| North Bolton | 11.4 miles | 30 | |
| South Horicon | 12.4 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 951532. 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.









