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Russia, New York

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Saranac town. It lies in ZIP code area 12981. It lies near Clark Hill. The Survey maps it on the Moffitsville quadrangle.

Russia within Clinton County

Then and now

1911 to 1986

The 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 sheet of Russia, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Russia, surveyed 1911

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 18 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

84 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Russia between 2001 and 2020, burning about 80 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 3 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/undetermined41
Natural23
Debris and open burning9
Equipment and vehicle use4
Recreation and ceremony3
Arson/incendiarism3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
13 September 2018Debris and open burning2.3 acresNew York Forest RangersLEGION FIRE
13 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
9 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
31 August 2016Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
29 August 2011Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
29 August 2010Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
20 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
11 August 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clinton County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Russia: 5 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Master Johnson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
AverillIronPast Producer
Averill MineIronPast Producer1842, 1885
Dorothy AnomalyIronOccurrence
James J. Kimball Ore Bed DepositIronProspect
Russia Station MineIronPast Producer1852, 1855, 1872
Smith M.Weed Ore Bed DepositIronPast Producer
Unnamed MineIronPast ProducerReplacement

Every working recorded in Clinton 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
Saranac2.6 miles19
Moffitsville2.8 miles18
Dannemora4.5 miles19
Redford4.7 miles18
Clayburg6.1 miles18
Elsinore6.3 miles19
Peasleeville7.6 miles19
Lyon Mountain7.7 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 973031. 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.