Lapeer, New York
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Lapeer town. It lies in ZIP code area 13803. The Survey maps it on the Marathon quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1992The same ground, surveyed 89 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Lapeer
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 1 record
Stage Coach Innlisted 2009
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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 Harford quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1906 USGS Catatonk quadrangle1:125000
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Marathon quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
48 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Lapeer between 2003 and 2020, burning about 92 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 11 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lapeer in 5 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 2001 | Lightning | Lapeer | 3 hurt | Lightning struck a barn where people were taking shelter from a thunderstorm. 3 people were injured as the lightning moved through an electrical box in the barn. One victim was reported to be in critical condition. |
| December 2023 | Flash Flood | Lapeer | $30,000 | Jennings Creek is out of bank and flooding nearby properties. There is also extensive yard and basement flooding in the area. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lapeer | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lapeer | - | Trees and wires were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Lapeer | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunts Corners | 1.3 miles | 22 | |
| East Virgil | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Messengerville | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Marathon | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Riverside Manor | 3.8 miles | 22 | |
| Galatia | 4.7 miles | 22 | |
| Harford Mills | 5.8 miles | 21 | |
| Freetown Corners | 6.4 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972707. 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.
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.








