Lyonsdale, New York
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lyonsdale town. It lies in ZIP code area 13368. The Survey maps it on the Port Leyden quadrangle.
Then and now
1905 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 80 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
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1905 USGS Port Leyden quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1907 USGS Port Leyden quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1940 USGS Port Leyden quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Port Leyden quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Watertown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
61 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Lyonsdale between 1993 and 2020, burning about 123 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 7 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 | 24 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 13 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 August 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 5 July 2003 | Natural | 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
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Lyonsdale: 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Iron, Zirconium, Titanium, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Leyden | Zirconium, Titanium, Iron | Prospect | 1952 | |
| Port Leyden Mine | Titanium, Metal, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Callanan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hoch Brothers Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lyonsdale Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Town of Leyden Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| West Turin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lyonsdale in 11 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyonsdale | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyonsdale | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyonsdale | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyonsdale | $8,000 | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyonsdale | $5,000 | Multiple reports of trees down along River Road. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyonsdale | $2,500 | Trees and power lines downed on Shibley Road. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyonsdale | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were downed. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyonsdale | $2,000 | Trees were downed onto Seymore Avenue and Shibley Road. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyonsdale | $2,000 | Trees and wires were reported down. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyonsdale | $2,000 | Trees and wires were reported down. |
| October 2023 | Flash Flood | Lyonsdale | - | Shibley Road was washed out. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shuetown | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Kosterville | 1.5 miles | 20 | |
| Fowlersville | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Goulds Mill | 1.9 miles | 20 | |
| Port Leyden | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Lyons Falls | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Collinsville | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Brantingham | 4.9 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 956209. 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.









