Schroon Lake, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1995. It stands in Schroon town. It lies in ZIP code area 12870. It stands on Rogers Brook. The Survey maps it on the Schroon Lake quadrangle.
Then and now
1897 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 98 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1897 against another survey:
On record in Schroon Lake
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
- Talichitolisted 2012
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 27 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.
- 1897 USGS Schroon Lake quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Schroon Lake quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Schroon Lake quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Schroon Lake quadrangle1:25000
Fires near this place
101 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Schroon Lake between 1992 and 2020, burning about 300 acres in total. 19 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2004 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 4 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 27 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 5 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 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 Schroon Lake: 7 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Dolomite, Granite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradox Mines | Iron | Past Producer | 1835, 1880 | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Granite | Occurrence | Metamorphic | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Dolomite | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Airport Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Berebe Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Schroon Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stowell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Stowell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Whitney Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
19 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Schroon Lake in 19 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 9 thunderstorm wind, 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2006 | Flash Flood | Schroon Lake | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schroon Lake | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schroon Lake | $30,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schroon Lake | $25,000 | Trees and wires down on mobile home and house with structural damage. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schroon Lake | $20,000 | Strong winds associated with convective showers caused scattered tree damage and power outages from Schroon Lake to Ticonderoga. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schroon Lake | $10,000 | Multiple trees down in Schroon Lake. |
| December 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schroon Lake | $10,000 | Trees were blown down on several state roads around Schroon Lake in New York state. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schroon Lake | $5,000 | Tree and branches downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schroon Lake | $2,000 | A few trees down on power lines on Fowler Avenue. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Schroon Lake | $2,000 | Trees reported down on golf course. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Schroon Lake | - | Dime size hail reported. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Schroon Lake | - | Hail covered the ground with some hail stones as large as a nickel. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Schroon Lake | - | Quarter size hail fell, as well as a few wooden benches knocked over in gusty thunderstorm winds at Schroon Lake golf course. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Schroon Lake | - | Quarter size hail reported. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Schroon Lake | - | Nickel size hail reported. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Schroon Lake | - | Quarter size hail reported. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Schroon Lake | - | Nickel size hail reported. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Schroon Lake | - | Nickel size hail reported. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Schroon Lake | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severance | 3.0 miles | 28 | |
| South Schroon | 3.4 miles | 27 | |
| Schroon Falls | 4.2 miles | 28 | |
| Loch Muller | 7.1 miles | 27 | |
| Paradox | 7.1 miles | 28 | |
| North Hudson | 8.0 miles | 28 | |
| Blue Ridge | 8.3 miles | 25 | |
| Irishtown | 9.9 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 964621. 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.









