Newton Falls, New York
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Clifton town. It lies in ZIP code area 13666. It lies near Rocky Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Newton Falls quadrangle. It stands 1,496 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1919 to 1999The 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 1919 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1919 USGS Cranberry Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1921 USGS Cranberry Lake quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1931 USGS Cranberry Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Newton Falls quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Tupper Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1999 USGS Newton Falls quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
21 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Newton Falls between 2005 and 2019, burning about 24 acres in total. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 May 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 May 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | MASSAWEPIE HUNTING CLUB FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Newton Falls: 15 occurrences, 5 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson Mine and Mill | Iron, Titanium, Metal | Past Producer | 1978 | |
| Benson Mines | Iron, Titanium | Past Producer | 1810, 1887 | |
| L.V.Hurlburt Deposit | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Cracker Box Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Vader Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Anderson Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Benson Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1810, 1889, 1978 | |
| Griffin Park Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Hardwood Mill Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | 1941 | |
| Jaruis Bridge Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | 1942 |
Storms near this place
3 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newton Falls in 3 storm reports between 1995 and 2019: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton Falls | $125,000 | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newton Falls | $5,000 | Several trees reported down along River road near Chaumont pond. |
| September 2005 | Hail | Newton Falls | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benson Mines | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Star Lake | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Lower Oswegatchie | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Oswegatchie | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Newbridge | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Coffins Mills | 5.7 miles | 18 | |
| Cook Corners | 5.9 miles | 21 | |
| Wanakena | 6.4 miles | 21 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Newton Falls | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14707093 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 976719. 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.









