Laphams Mills, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Peru town. It lies in ZIP code area 12972. It stands on Arnold Brook. The Survey maps it on the Peru quadrangle.
Then and now
1913 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 73 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
7 surveys from 19 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.
- 1913 USGS Dannemora quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Dannemora quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Peru quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Lake Champlain North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
212 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 212 fires within 5 miles of Laphams Mills between 1992 and 2020, burning about 202 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 30 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 | 101 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2012 | Natural | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2013 | Other causes | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Laphams Mills: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Point Quarry | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cliff Haven Quarry #2 | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bluff Point Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Le Zotte Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Surface |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| South Plattsburgh | 2.9 miles | 29 | |
| Salmon River (historical) | 2.9 miles | 29 | |
| Valcour | 3.4 miles | 29 | |
| South Junction | 3.6 miles | 29 | |
| Schuyler Falls | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Pleasant Ridge Corners | 4.0 miles | 29 | |
| Cliff Haven | 5.4 miles | 29 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122593450 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972708. 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.






