Rivergate, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Theresa town. It lies in ZIP code area 13691. It stands on Otter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Theresa quadrangle.
Then and now
1903 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 82 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
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1903 USGS Theresa quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Theresa quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Theresa quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Theresa quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Gouverneur quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
146 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of Rivergate between 1997 and 2020, burning about 127 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 13 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 | 106 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 4 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Rivergate: 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burntbridge Pond Anomaly | Iron | Occurrence | 1945 | |
| Shirtliff Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1838 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Crossing | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Theresa | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Stroughs Crossing | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Halls Corner | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Philadelphia | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Dutch Settlement | 5.1 miles | 21 | |
| Bentleys Corners | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Bartletts Corner | 5.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 973008. 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.








