Riverview, New York
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Black Brook town. It lies in ZIP code area 12981. It stands on Cold Brook. The Survey maps it on the Alder Brook quadrangle.
Then and now
1911 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 75 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
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1911 USGS Lyon Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1913 USGS Lyon Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1931 USGS Lyon Mountain quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1968 USGS Alder Brook quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Lake Champlain North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
28 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Riverview between 2004 and 2020, burning about 18 acres in total. 11 started naturally. None 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 | 13 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 July 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 31 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 July 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 June 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 May 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 May 2007 | Natural | 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
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Riverview: 6 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen and Signor Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1845, 1854, 1885 | |
| Clayburg Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1840, 1841, 1880 | |
| Clayburg Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1844 | |
| Duncan Mountain Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Duncan Mountain Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Tremblay Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1858, 1880 | |
| Tremblay Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1858 | |
| Tremblay Pits | Iron | Occurrence | 1844 | |
| Tremblay Pits | Iron | Past Producer | 1844 |
Storms near this place
4 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Riverview in 4 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Riverview | $500,000 | Two to four inches of rain fell during the evening hours on July 9. This led to areas of significant flash flooding, most notably in the towns of Saranac, Redford and Altona. The town of Altona was hardest hit, with numerous road washouts. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverview | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverview | $5,000 | Convective winds downed approximately 12 trees. |
| July 1994 | Hail | Riverview | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Bank | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Clayburg | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Hawkeye | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Union Falls | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Redford | 5.7 miles | 18 | |
| Standish | 7.7 miles | 18 | |
| Moffitsville | 8.9 miles | 18 | |
| Russia | 9.1 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 962608. 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.







