Madrid, New York
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Madrid town. It lies in ZIP code area 13660. The Survey maps it on the Waddington 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.


Compare 1905 against another survey:
On record in Madrid
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
- First Congregational Church of Madridlisted 2010
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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 Waddington quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Waddington quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Waddington quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Waddington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
98 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Madrid between 2002 and 2020, burning about 91 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 32 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 | 51 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 18 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 15 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 15 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 July 2010 | 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 Madrid: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Madrid Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Town of Madrid Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Madrid in 10 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madrid | $10,000 | Several trees and branches downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madrid | $10,000 | Trees and wires down. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madrid | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madrid | $5,000 | A few trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madrid | $5,000 | Trees blown down. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madrid | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Madrid | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Madrid | $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. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Madrid | - | Nickel size hail reported. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Madrid | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid Springs | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Turnbull Corner | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Bucks Bridge | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Chipman | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Halfway House Corners | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| West Potsdam | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Hague Crossing | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Slab City | 5.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 976616. 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.








