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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.

Pitcairn within St. Lawrence County

Then and now

1913 to 1985

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Pitcairn, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Pitcairn, surveyed 1913

Compare 1913 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

36 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined11
Equipment and vehicle use5
Other causes4
Debris and open burning4
Natural3
Arson/incendiarism3
Recreation and ceremony2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
30 August 1995Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
26 August 2019Naturalunder an acreNew York Forest RangersPITCAIRN FIRE
18 August 2015Other causesunder an acreFire Department of New YorkHARRISVILLE
15 August 2002Equipment and vehicle use1.2 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
14 August 2017Other causesunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 July 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 July 1995Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
12 July 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in St. Lawrence County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Diana ComplexIron, Titanium, MetalOccurrence
East Pitcairn Gypsum DepositGypsum-Anhydrite, ZirconiumOccurrence
Harrisville DepositWollastoniteOccurrence
Harrisville QuarryMarble, DimensionPast ProducerSurface
Unnamed QuarryMarble, DimensionPast ProducerMarble
Jayville DepositIronPast Producer1854
Jayville MinesIronPast Producer1854
Kiggins PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Patchin Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Patchin Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in St. Lawrence County

Storms near this place

3 since 2017

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2023Flash FloodEast Pitcairn$75,000Persistent 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 2017Thunderstorm WindPitcairn$75,000Numerous trees down, roof damage to garages and small buildings, numerous power lines down throughout town.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindPitcairn$10,000Several trees on power lines, upwards of 1500 customers without power.

Every storm recorded in St. Lawrence County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Backus0.8 miles17
Geers Corners3.0 miles17
East Pitcairn4.1 miles18
Kalurah4.1 miles18
Jayville5.3 miles18
Pond Settlement6.3 miles15
Fullerville6.8 miles14
South Edwards7.2 miles15

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.