Murray, New York
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Murray town. It lies in ZIP code area 14470. It stands on East Branch Sandy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kendall 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.


On record in Murray
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
- Fancher World War II Memoriallisted 2022
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1897 USGS Oak Orchard quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1949 USGS Kendall quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Kendall quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Toronto quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Kendall quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Lockport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
105 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Murray between 2001 and 2020, burning about 67 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 51 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 1 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 1 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 August 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Murray: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcnall Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Murray in 4 storm reports between 2013 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murray | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down near Murray. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murray | $5,000 | A tree was reported downed onto a car on North Main Street in Murray. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Murray | $1,000 | Trees downed near Carton and Ridge Roads. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Murray | - | Quarter sized hail in Murray. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hulberton | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Brockville | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Fancher | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Holley | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Hinsburg | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Kendall | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| West Kendall | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| East Gaines | 4.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 958189. 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.







