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.
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:
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
- Russell Town Halllisted 1996
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
- 1966 USGS Hermon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Gouverneur quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
65 since 1993Regional 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/undetermined | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 14 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 August 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 30 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 28 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 August 2009 | 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
7 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell | Molybdenum, Copper | Occurrence | Contact Metamorphic | |
| Devils Elbow | Iron | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Devils Elbow Deposit | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Lowden Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Walker Farm | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Walker Farm Deposit | Iron | Prospect | 1870 | |
| Wier Prospect | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
9 since 2007Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russell | $50,000 | Numerous and widespread reports of large trees downed on power lines and houses. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russell | $35,000 | Numerous large trees downed by thunderstorm winds, including damage to several campers and pavilion. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russell | $30,000 | Numerous trees and power lines down in various locations in southern St. Lawrence county, including Russell. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russell | $25,000 | Dozens of trees were blown down. Some trees fell and damaged a pavilion at the Lazy River Road playground. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russell | $10,000 | A few trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russell | $10,000 | Numerous trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russell | $10,000 | Several trees down. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Russell | $5,000 | Water was flowing over Pestle Street Rd. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russell | $5,000 | Several large tree branches and smaller trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmerville | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Derbys Corners | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Danes Corners | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Fordhams Corners | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Stalbird | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| South Russell | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Marshville | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Hermon | 5.0 miles | 15 |
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.







