Jackson Summit, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Mayfield town. It lies in ZIP code area 12117. It stands on Elphee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jackson Summit quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 82 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
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1903 USGS Gloversville quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1943 USGS Gloversville quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Jackson Summit quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Jackson Summit quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Jackson Summit quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Gloversville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
156 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 156 fires within 5 miles of Jackson Summit between 1992 and 2020, burning about 220 acres in total. 9 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 | 62 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.6 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 1 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Jackson Summit: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Feldspar, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrell Quarry | Feldspar, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Werner Prospects | Feldspar, Stone, Quartz | Prospect |
Storms near this place
2 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jackson Summit in 2 storm reports between 2017 and 2026: 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2017 | Flash Flood | Jackson Summit | $1,000 | Gray Road in the town of Mayfield washed out due to heavy rain. This was reported by the Fulton County Sheriffs Office. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson Summit | - | A local emergency manager reported multiple trees down at a couple of locations. The first was at the intersection of County Highway 123 and Christie Road in Mayfield. Here, multiple trees fell with one having fallen on wires. Another tree fell at Diamond Hill Road in Mayfield. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennies Hollow | 1.8 miles | 22 | |
| Mayfield | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Riceville | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Broadalbin Junction | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Cranberry Creek | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Munsonville | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| Red Bunch Corners | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Dennies Crossing | 4.4 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 953897. 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.










