Purdys Mill, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Altona town. It lies in ZIP code area 12910. The Survey maps it on the Jericho quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 91 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
10 surveys from 24 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.
- 1895 USGS Mooers quadrangle1:62500
- 1899 USGS Mooers quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1942 USGS Mooers quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Mooers quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Mooers quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Jericho quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Lake Champlain North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
69 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Purdys Mill between 1998 and 2020, burning about 751 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 19 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 10 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 20 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Purdys Mill: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Ellis Ore Bed | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| La Mar Pits | Iron | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jericho | 1.1 miles | 24 | |
| Robinson | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Alder Bend | 3.8 miles | 24 | |
| Jerusalem | 4.0 miles | 24 | |
| Altona | 5.6 miles | 24 | |
| Beartown | 5.9 miles | 24 | |
| Dannemora | 6.6 miles | 19 | |
| West Beekmantown | 6.7 miles | 24 |
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 Q122594876 | 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 972979. 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.









