Harkness, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Au Sable town. It lies in ZIP code area 12972. It stands on Furnace Brook. The Survey maps it on the Peru quadrangle.
Then and now
1913 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 73 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Harkness
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.
Miller Homesteadlisted 1999 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 19 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.
- 1913 USGS Dannemora quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Dannemora quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Peru quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Lake Champlain North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
145 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 145 fires within 5 miles of Harkness between 1992 and 2020, burning about 132 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 16 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 | 74 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2013 | Other causes | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 5 August 2012 | Other causes | 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 36 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Harkness: 28 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire State Granite Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Unknown | |
| George W. Smith Ore Bed Deposit | Iron, Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Grasshopper Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Martin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Trombley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Zoli Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Zoli Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Arnold Hill Group | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Arnold Hill Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1806, 1835, 1905 | |
| Bashaw Deposit | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
3 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harkness in 3 storm reports between 2016 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harkness | $1,000 | Tree and numerous branches downed by thunderstorm winds along Reservoir road in West Peru. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harkness | - | Tree and numerous branches downed by thunderstorm winds along Hallock Hill Road in Harkness. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Harkness | - | Larger than quarter size hail fell. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clintonville | 4.1 miles | 24 | |
| Thomasville | 4.1 miles | 24 | |
| Peru | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Rogers | 4.9 miles | 24 | |
| Ausable Chasm | 5.5 miles | 29 | |
| Laphams Mills | 6.1 miles | 19 | |
| Schuyler Falls | 7.3 miles | 19 | |
| Peasleeville | 7.7 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972599. 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.






