Jericho, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Altona town. It lies in ZIP code area 12910. The Survey maps it on the Jericho quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 91 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 24 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 Mooers quadrangle1:62500
- 1899 USGS Mooers quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1942 USGS Mooers quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Mooers quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Mooers quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Jericho quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Lake Champlain North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
69 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Jericho between 1998 and 2020, burning about 203 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 2 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 | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 19 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 10 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Jericho: 4 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum, Silica, Iron, Water, Free, Sodium, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rand Hill Region Anorthosite | Aluminum, Silica, Iron, Water, Free, Sodium, Calcium | Prospect | Surface | |
| Shelters Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Town of Beekmantown Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ellis Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Ellis Ore Bed | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| La Mar Pits | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Lo Mar Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jericho in 1 storm report in 2010: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jericho | $5,000 | Several trees downed by thunderstorm winds on Rand Hill road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdys Mill | 1.1 miles | 24 | |
| Robinson | 3.2 miles | 24 | |
| Jerusalem | 4.5 miles | 24 | |
| Alder Bend | 4.8 miles | 24 | |
| Beartown | 5.0 miles | 24 | |
| West Beekmantown | 5.9 miles | 24 | |
| Dannemora | 6.0 miles | 19 | |
| Altona | 6.5 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972663. 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.









