BlockLisbon, New York
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lisbon town. It lies in ZIP code area 13658. The Survey maps it on the Lisbon quadrangle.
Then and now
1904 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Compare 1904 against another survey:
On record in Lisbon
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 5 records
- Halfway Houselisted 2023
- Hepburn Library of Lisbonlisted 2016
- Lisbon Railroad Depotlisted 2000
- Lisbon Town Halllisted 1980
- United Presbyterian Churchlisted 2005
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1904 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1905 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Lisbon quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Lisbon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
81 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Lisbon between 1999 and 2020, burning about 77 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 29 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 | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
| 19 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lisbon in 11 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $30,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $25,000 | Powerlines and trees down in Lisbon and along County Road 28 toward Waddington and Ogdensburg. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $20,000 | Numerous trees and utility lines downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $20,000 | Multiple trees and power lines down across Lisbon. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $20,000 | Several trees and power lines down in the Lisbon vicinity. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines down. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $5,000 | Scattered trees and power lines down. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $2,000 | Utility lines downed by fallen branches and a few trees. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $2,000 | Tree and branches down on wires. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $500 | A cold front moved southeast from Canada into northern New York during the late afternoon and evening hours of August 4th resulting in severe thunderstorms across parts of St. Lawrence County. Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees in Morristown with scattered reports of trees and powerlines down elsewhere in the county. Nickel-size hail was reported along the west shore of Tupper Lake. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Grove | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Red Mills | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hague Crossing | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Flackville | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Sucker Brook (historical) | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Chipman | 7.6 miles | 16 | |
| Morley | 7.8 miles | 15 | |
| Bucks Bridge | 8.7 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 976551. 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.