South 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 lies near Dana Hill. The Survey maps it on the South Edwards 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:
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
- 1969 USGS South Edwards quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Gouverneur quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
46 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of South Russell between 1993 and 2017, burning about 59 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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 | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
| 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 |
| 21 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 5 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 June 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | 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 South Russell: 6 occurrences, 3 prospects. 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 | |
| Georgiana Slate Iron Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Georgiana Slate Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Loup Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Sweet Pond Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Vanornum Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Walker Farm | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Walker Farm Deposit | Iron | Prospect | 1870 | |
| Wier Prospect | Iron | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derbys Corners | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Degrasse | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Palmerville | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Fordhams Corners | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Clare | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Russell | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Stalbird | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Clarksboro | 5.9 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 977038. 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.







