Merrill, New York
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Ellenburg town. It lies in ZIP code area 12955. It stands on Weed Brook. The Survey maps it on the Ellenburg Center quadrangle.
Then and now
1915 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 71 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 18 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.
- 1915 USGS Churubusco quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Churubusco quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Ellenburg Center quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Lake Champlain North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Merrill between 2003 and 2020, burning about 10 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 May 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 May 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 19 May 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 May 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 April 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Merrill: 8 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Tailings Pile Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| 81 Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1840 | |
| Bannerhouse Mine | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Burden Deposit | Iron | Past Producer | 1875, 1967 | |
| Eighty-One Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1878 | |
| Parkhurst Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1889, 1892 | |
| Parkhurst Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1889 | |
| Phillips Vein | Iron | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Phillips Vein | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Williams Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1850, 1871, 1967 |
Storms near this place
7 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Merrill in 7 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 | Flash Flood | Merrill | 2 hurt, $100,000 | Multiple rounds of heavy rain affected portions of Clinton County from early morning to mid afternoon on July 2, 2023. This event incorporates the first flash flooding occurring during the early morning of the 2nd. Numerous road washouts occurred with several residences experiencing heavy flood damage. The Blue Haven Campground and Ranch Side mobile home park in Ellenburg experienced severe flooding. At Blue Haven, over 200 people were evacuated with at least three campers destroyed and 2 injuries. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merrill | $20,000 | Several reports of downed trees due to thunderstorm winds between Merrill and Lyon Mountain. |
| June 1996 | Flash Flood | Merrill | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merrill | $10,000 | Several trees downed by thunderstorm winds between Merrill and Ellenburg Center. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Merrill | $10,000 | Sunset Road in Lyon Mountain village was washed out by Brandy Brook, and Route 9 in Peru was inundated by floodwaters. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merrill | $5,000 | Trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Merrill | $5,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon Mountain | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Standish | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Harrigan | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Ellenburg Center | 7.6 miles | 18 | |
| High Bank | 9.8 miles | 18 | |
| Ellenburg | 11.0 miles | 19 | |
| Russia | 11.3 miles | 18 | |
| Jerusalem | 11.7 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 957002. 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.






