Keene, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Keene town. It lies in ZIP code area 12942. It stands on Jones Brook. The Survey maps it on the Keene quadrangle.
Then and now
1896 to 1999The same ground, surveyed 103 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1896 against another survey:
On record in Keene
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 2 records
Hurricane Mountain Fire Observation Stationlisted 2007
Walton Bridgelisted 1999
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 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
- 1979 USGS Lake Placid quadrangle1:25000
- 1986 USGS Lake Champlain South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1999 USGS Lake Placid quadrangle1:25000
Fires near this place
33 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Keene between 2002 and 2020, burning about 37 acres in total. 2 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 | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | HURRICANE MT FIRE |
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 July 2007 | Natural | 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 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Keene: 8 past producers, 4 producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Marble, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wells Mica Property Deposit | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Keene Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Beede's Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Keene Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1872, 1880 | |
| Rogers Ore Bed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| W. B. Washburn Property Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Deighan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Keene in 6 storm reports between 2005 and 2020: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Keene | $100,000 | Rock slide along Route 73 near Cascade Lake as well as other water covered and partially washed out sections of Route 73 in Keene. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keene | $5,000 | Tree and utility lines downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keene | $5,000 | Several reports of trees down in the Keene vicinity. |
| June 2006 | Flood | Keene | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keene | $5,000 | no account filed |
| November 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keene | $4,000 | Trees and powerlines down in Keene and Keene Valley. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenmore | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| Keene Valley | 4.6 miles | 29 | |
| Upper Jay | 5.6 miles | 28 | |
| Saint Huberts | 6.9 miles | 29 | |
| Shady Corner Curve | 7.8 miles | 29 | |
| North Elba | 8.6 miles | 29 | |
| Jay | 8.9 miles | 24 | |
| Wilmington | 9.2 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 954431. 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.








