Plumbrook, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Norfolk town. It lies in ZIP code area 13667. The Survey maps it on the Norfolk quadrangle.
Then and now
1906 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 88 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1906 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1906 USGS Massena quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Massena quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1942 USGS Norfolk quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Norfolk quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Norfolk quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Massena quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Massena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
138 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Plumbrook between 1994 and 2020, burning about 178 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 33 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 | 71 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 33 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2018 | Smoking | 3.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2007 | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Plumbrook: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Randall Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Elmer Randall Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| La Rue Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| La Rue Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Michaud Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Plumbrook in 4 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 2 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Flood | Plumbrook | $1,000,000 | Runoff from heavy rain and snowmelt caused flooding on the Raquette River. The river gage on the Raquette at South Colton New York exceeded its flood stage of 10.0 feet at 16:02 EST on April 28, and crested at 11.27 feet at 04:45 EST on April 29. The gage on the Raquette at Piercefield exceeded its flood stage of 12.5 feet at 00:07 April 29, and crested on May 1 at 09:15 EST. There was widespread flooding of low lying property, homes and businesses along the Raquette through Piercefield, South Colton, Colton, Potsdam, and Norwood. Flooding continued into May. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plumbrook | $25,000 | Large tree down on trailer, no injuries. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plumbrook | $15,000 | Several trees downed by thunderstorm winds on the road, reported by local law enforcement. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Plumbrook | - | Flooding continued from late April. Runoff from heavy rain and snowmelt caused flooding on the Raquette River. The river gage on the Raquette at South Colton New York exceeded its flood stage of 10.0 feet at 16:02 EST on April 28, and crested at 11.27 feet at 04:45 EST on April 29. The gage on the Raquette at Piercefield exceeded its flood stage of 12.5 feet at 00:07 April 29, and crested on May 1 at 09:15 EST. There was widespread flooding of low lying property, homes and businesses along the Raquette through Piercefield, South Colton, Colton, Potsdam, and Norwood. Flooding continued into May. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grantville | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Brookdale | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Raymondville | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| North Stockholm | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Norfolk | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Massena Springs | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Skinnerville | 6.0 miles | 17 | |
| Massena | 6.4 miles | 19 |
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 Q122545011 | 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 976841. 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.










