Paul Smiths, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Brighton town. It lies in ZIP code area 12970. The Survey maps it on the Saint Regis Mountain quadrangle.
Then and now
1905 to 1999The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1905 against another survey:
On record in Paul Smiths
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
Northbrook Lodgelisted 2014
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 24 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.
- 1905 USGS Saint Regis quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Saint Regis quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Saint Regis Mtn quadrangle1:25000
- 1979 USGS Saint Regis Mtn. quadrangle1:25000
- 1985 USGS Tupper Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1999 USGS Saint Regis Mtn. quadrangle1:25000
Fires near this place
40 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Paul Smiths between 1999 and 2020, burning about 50 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.6 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.6 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | COOLER POND #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Paul Smiths: 1 past producer, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Paul Smiths in 13 storm reports between 1995 and 2016: 12 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paul Smiths | $20,000 | Multiple trees down forcing closure on Route 30. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paul Smiths | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paul Smiths | $10,000 | Several trees down on Keese Mills, Barnum Pond and White Pine roads as well as Routes 60 and 31. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paul Smiths | $10,000 | Trees down on powerlines across sections of Paul Smiths. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paul Smiths | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paul Smiths | $5,000 | A few trees downed by thunderstorm winds and down across a residential propane tank. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paul Smiths | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees along Route 30 in Paul Smiths. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paul Smiths | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Paul Smiths | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paul Smiths | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paul Smiths | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paul Smiths | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paul Smiths | $1,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Smiths Easy Street | 1.2 miles | 25 | |
| Keese Mill | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Upper Saint Regis | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Gabriels | 3.8 miles | 25 | |
| Rainbow Lake | 4.7 miles | 25 | |
| Lake Clear | 5.0 miles | 27 | |
| McColloms | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Harrietstown | 5.8 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 970460. 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.









