Pond Settlement, New York
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Edwards town. It lies in ZIP code area 13635. The Survey maps it on the South Edwards quadrangle.
Then and now
1915 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 70 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1915 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1915 USGS Russell quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Russell quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS South Edwards quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Gouverneur quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
37 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Pond Settlement between 1992 and 2020, burning about 83 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 4 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 | 19 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | EDWARDS FIRE |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | EDWARDS 1 |
| 26 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | PITCAIRN FIRE |
| 18 August 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 15 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 July 2005 | Natural | 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 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Pond Settlement: 9 occurrences, 4 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Talc-Soapstone, Zinc, Zirconium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barraford Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| East Pitcairn Fluorite Deposit | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| East Pitcairn Gypsum Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| Fine Deposit | Feldspar, Quartz | Prospect | ||
| Pleasant Valley School Mine | Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Webb Zinc Deposit | Lead, Sulfur-Pyrite, Zinc | Occurrence | Stratabound | |
| Gouverneur #1 Talc Mine & Mill | Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | ||
| International Talc Co. 3 Mine | Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | 1885 | |
| Mc Gill Occurrence | Zinc | Occurrence | Stratabound | |
| Woodcock Occurrence | Zinc | Occurrence | Stratabound |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Edwards | 0.9 miles | 15 | |
| East Pitcairn | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Fine | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Edwards | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Talcville | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Pitcairn | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Fullerville | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Kalurah | 6.9 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 Q122565479 | 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 976846. 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.







