Peasleeville, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Peru town. It lies in ZIP code area 12985. The Survey maps it on the Peasleeville quadrangle.
Then and now
1913 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 73 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
7 surveys from 19 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.
- 1913 USGS Dannemora quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Dannemora quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Peasleeville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Lake Champlain North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
80 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Peasleeville between 2000 and 2020, burning about 120 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 10 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 | 31 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 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 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
| 9 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Peasleeville: 2 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trombley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Helen Ore Body Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Lynch Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Lynch Prospect | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
5 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Peasleeville in 5 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 4 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 | Hail | Peasleeville | $50,000 | Numerous large hail, including up to 2.25 inches in diameter fell along with damaging winds. These strong winds helped push the hail into sides of homes causing significant damage to houses,vehicles and other property. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peasleeville | $25,000 | Numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds. In addition these winds were accompanied by large hail up to 2.25 inches in diameter. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peasleeville | $5,000 | Trees down on power lines. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peasleeville | $5,000 | Convective winds downed trees and utility lines. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peasleeville | $1,000 | Tree and numerous branches downed by thunderstorm winds along Mud Pond road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saranac | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Moffitsville | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Schuyler Falls | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Elsinore | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Redford | 7.0 miles | 18 | |
| Woods Mills | 7.1 miles | 19 | |
| Cadyville | 7.1 miles | 19 | |
| Swastika | 7.6 miles | 18 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122568008 | 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 972926. 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.






