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La Raysville, New York

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Le Ray town. It lies in ZIP code area 13603. The Survey maps it on the Black River quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

La Raysville within Jefferson County

Then and now

1903 to 1985

The 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 sheet of La Raysville (historical), surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of La Raysville (historical), surveyed 1903

On record in La Raysville

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

131 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of La Raysville (historical) between 2002 and 2020, burning about 98 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 19 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/undetermined88
Arson/incendiarism19
Natural9
Debris and open burning7
Equipment and vehicle use3
Smoking3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
22 September 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
22 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
22 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
21 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
2 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
17 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of La Raysville (historical): 7 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Grass Pond OccurrenceIronOccurrence1945
Black River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Black River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Black River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Felts Mills PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lake PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Soper PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Town of Pamelia PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Town of Pamelia PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Jefferson County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Felts Mills2.4 miles21
Great Bend2.9 miles18
Evans Mills3.1 miles21
Black River3.5 miles21
Sanfords Four Corners4.2 miles21
Deferiet4.5 miles18
Dutch Settlement4.7 miles21
Doolins Crossing4.9 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2096997. 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.