BlockMoffitsville, New York
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Saranac town. It lies in ZIP code area 12981. It stands on True Brook. The Survey maps it on the Moffitsville quadrangle.
Then and now
1911 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 75 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
8 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.
- 1911 USGS Lyon Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1913 USGS Lyon Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1931 USGS Lyon Mountain 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
- 1968 USGS Moffitsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Lake Champlain North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
89 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Moffitsville between 2001 and 2020, burning about 108 acres in total. 25 started naturally. 5 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 | 39 |
| Natural | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.3 acres | New York Forest Rangers | LEGION FIRE |
| 13 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 29 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | 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 Moffitsville: 6 past producers, 2 occurrences, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master Johnson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bowen and Signor Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1845, 1854, 1885 | |
| Bowen-Signor Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1836, 1854 | |
| Dorothy Anomaly | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| James J. Kimball Ore Bed Deposit | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Russia Station Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1852, 1855, 1872 | |
| Smith M.Weed Ore Bed Deposit | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Tremblay Pits | Iron | Occurrence | 1844 | |
| Tremblay Pits | Iron | Past Producer | 1844 | |
| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Replacement |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972807. 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.