Haselton, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Wilmington town. It lies in ZIP code area 12997. It stands on New Bridge Brook. The Survey maps it on the Wilmington quadrangle.
Then and now
1896 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 90 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
8 surveys from 27 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.
- 1896 USGS Lake Placid quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Lake Placid quadrangle1:62500, 12 printings
- 1950 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Lake Placid quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:25000
- 1986 USGS Lake Champlain South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
147 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Haselton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 743 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 28 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 | 65 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | New York Forest Rangers | FAIRVIEW TERRACE |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 25 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.9 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 25 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2007 | 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 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Haselton: 9 past producers, 5 producers, 3 occurrences, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Graphite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ausable Forks Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Passaic Crushed Stone Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Wilmington Prospect | Graphite | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Wilmington Prospect | Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Black Brook Mines | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Black Brook Propect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Crowley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Demacy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wilmington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Haselton in 2 storm reports in 2011: 2 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 2011 | Flash Flood | Haselton | $35,000,000 | Tropical Storm Irene deposited 3 to 7+ inches of rainfall to Essex county during the morning and afternoon hours. The greatest rainfall amounts and impact were across central and northern Essex county along the eastern slopes of the Adirondacks. Severe flash flooding occurred within the Keene and AuSable River valleys with numerous roads (local and State including Route 3, 9N, 73, 28N), bridges, homes and businesses washed out in towns like Lake Placid, Jay, Keene, AuSable, Wilmington. Local EMs have determined this is the greatest natural disaster in the county. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Haselton | $500,000 | Heavy rain from thunderstorms produced flash flooding, and washed out roads and flooded basements in Wilmington and Jay. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington | 3.0 miles | 27 | |
| Jay | 3.3 miles | 24 | |
| North Pole | 4.3 miles | 27 | |
| Rome | 4.7 miles | 24 | |
| North Jay | 5.1 miles | 24 | |
| Upper Jay | 5.2 miles | 28 | |
| Au Sable Forks | 5.4 miles | 24 | |
| Green Street | 7.2 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972604. 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.







