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Russell, New York

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Russell town. It lies in ZIP code area 13684. It stands on Pleasant Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hermon quadrangle.

Russell within St. Lawrence County

Then and now

1915 to 1985

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Russell, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Russell, surveyed 1915

Compare 1915 against another survey:

On record in Russell

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

65 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Russell between 1993 and 2020, burning about 46 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 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/undetermined44
Arson/incendiarism10
Equipment and vehicle use3
Smoking3
Recreation and ceremony2
Debris and open burning2
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 September 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
20 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
14 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
31 August 1993Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresNew York Forest Rangersnot named
30 August 2017Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
28 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
26 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
23 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in St. Lawrence County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Russell: 3 prospects, 3 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Molybdenum, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
RussellMolybdenum, CopperOccurrenceContact Metamorphic
Devils ElbowIronOccurrenceSurface
Devils Elbow DepositIronProspect
Lowden MineIronPast Producer
Walker FarmIronOccurrence
Walker Farm DepositIronProspect1870
Wier ProspectIronProspect

Every working recorded in St. Lawrence County

Storms near this place

9 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Russell in 9 storm reports between 2007 and 2018: 8 thunderstorm wind, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2008Thunderstorm WindRussell$50,000Numerous and widespread reports of large trees downed on power lines and houses.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindRussell$35,000Numerous large trees downed by thunderstorm winds, including damage to several campers and pavilion.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindRussell$30,000Numerous trees and power lines down in various locations in southern St. Lawrence county, including Russell.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindRussell$25,000Dozens of trees were blown down. Some trees fell and damaged a pavilion at the Lazy River Road playground.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindRussell$10,000A few trees downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindRussell$10,000Numerous trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindRussell$10,000Several trees down.
July 2017Flash FloodRussell$5,000Water was flowing over Pestle Street Rd.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindRussell$5,000Several large tree branches and smaller trees downed by thunderstorm winds.

Every storm recorded in St. Lawrence County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Palmerville1.4 miles15
Derbys Corners1.5 miles15
Danes Corners2.8 miles15
Fordhams Corners3.0 miles15
Stalbird3.6 miles15
South Russell4.2 miles15
Marshville4.6 miles15
Hermon5.0 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 976917. 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.