Locust Grove, New York
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Oyster Bay town. It lies in ZIP code area 11791. The Survey maps it on the Hicksville quadrangle.
Then and now
1897 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 87 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
13 surveys from 35 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.
- 1897 USGS Oyster Bay quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Oyster Bay quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Oyster Bay quadrangle1:62500, 15 printings
- 1947 USGS Hicksville quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Hicksville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Hicksville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1969 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Long Island West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
465 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 465 fires within 5 miles of Locust Grove between 1993 and 2020, burning about 245 acres in total. 54 started naturally. 55 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 | 257 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 55 |
| Natural | 54 |
| Smoking | 38 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2014 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Locust Grove: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Thorium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atomergic Chemetals/Plainview, N.Y. | Thorium | Unknown | ||
| Controlled Castings/Plainview, N.Y. | Thorium | Unknown |
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Locust Grove in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Grove | $8,000 | Numerous trees were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Grove | $5,000 | Numerous trees were downed. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Grove | $3,000 | Trees and wires were reported down near the intersection of Jackson and Railroad Avenues. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Grove | $2,000 | Power lines down and power lost in Jericho NY. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Locust Grove | - | Broadcast media report of 1 inch hail. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Locust Grove | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syosset | 1.1 miles | 35 | |
| Woodbury | 2.1 miles | 32 | |
| Jericho | 2.4 miles | 35 | |
| Muttontown | 2.6 miles | 35 | |
| Plainview | 3.0 miles | 32 | |
| East Norwich | 3.1 miles | 35 | |
| Hicksville | 3.1 miles | 35 | |
| Swedetown Village | 3.5 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 970312. 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.












