Pitcairn, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Pitcairn town. It lies in ZIP code area 13648. It stands on Jenny Creek. The Survey maps it on the Harrisville quadrangle.
Then and now
1913 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 72 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1913 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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 Lake Bonaparte quadrangle1:62500
- 1916 USGS Lake Bonaparte quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Harrisville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Gouverneur quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Pitcairn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 50 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 26 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | PITCAIRN FIRE |
| 18 August 2015 | Other causes | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | HARRISVILLE |
| 15 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 August 2017 | Other causes | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 July 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 12 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Pitcairn: 7 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Marble, Dimension, Wollastonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Complex | Iron, Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | ||
| East Pitcairn Gypsum Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| Harrisville Deposit | Wollastonite | Occurrence | ||
| Harrisville Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | Marble | |
| Jayville Deposit | Iron | Past Producer | 1854 | |
| Jayville Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1854 | |
| Kiggins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Patchin Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Patchin Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pitcairn in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | East Pitcairn | $75,000 | Persistent showers and thunderstorms affected the southern portions of St. Lawrence County, NY during the late afternoon and evening hours on August 4, 2023. Radar estimates of between two and five inches of rain fell in this area, particularly in the Town of Pitcairn where emergency management reported multiple road washouts, including along Edwards Rd. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pitcairn | $75,000 | Numerous trees down, roof damage to garages and small buildings, numerous power lines down throughout town. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pitcairn | $10,000 | Several trees on power lines, upwards of 1500 customers without power. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backus | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Geers Corners | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| East Pitcairn | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Kalurah | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Jayville | 5.3 miles | 18 | |
| Pond Settlement | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Fullerville | 6.8 miles | 14 | |
| South Edwards | 7.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 976830. 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.







