North Elba, New York
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1999. It stands in North Elba town. It lies in ZIP code area 12946. It stands on Alder Brook. The Survey maps it on the North Elba quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1999The same ground, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1895 against another survey:
On record in North Elba
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
John Brown Farm and GravesiteNational Historic Landmark · listed 1972 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 29 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.
- 1895 USGS Mt. Marcy quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1902 USGS Mt. Marcy quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1950 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Mount Marcy quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Keene Valley quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Lake Champlain South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1999 USGS Keene Valley quadrangle1:25000
Fires near this place
63 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of North Elba between 1994 and 2020, burning about 170 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 13 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 | 13 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | BEAR CUB FIRE |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 26 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 September 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2005 | 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
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of North Elba: 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lyons Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Elba in 2 storm reports between 1994 and 2018: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Elba | $500,000 | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Elba | - | A few trees downed by thunderstorm winds along Old Military road and Deerwood trails. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shady Corner Curve | 2.2 miles | 29 | |
| Lake Placid | 2.8 miles | 28 | |
| Averyville | 5.2 miles | 25 | |
| Whiteface | 5.3 miles | 27 | |
| Undercliff | 6.7 miles | 28 | |
| Whiteface Landing | 6.7 miles | 28 | |
| Ray Brook | 8.0 miles | 27 | |
| Keene | 8.6 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 958774. 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.








