Spragueville, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Rossie town. It lies in ZIP code area 13642. The Survey maps it on the Natural Dam quadrangle.
Then and now
1912 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 73 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1912 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1912 USGS Hammond quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Hammond quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Hammond quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Natural Dam quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Natural Dam quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Gouverneur quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
119 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Spragueville between 2002 and 2020, burning about 86 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 12 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 | 86 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 18 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | CHISUM ROAD FIRE |
| 6 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 36 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Spragueville: 22 past producers, 11 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur-Pyrite, Marble, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Hill Prospect | Iron, Pig Iron, Sulfur-Pyrite | Occurrence | Pyrite | |
| Gouverneur Talc Deposit | Talc-Soapstone, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Rylestone Quarry | Marble, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Hill Prospect | Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Morgan Prospect | Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Wight Prospect | Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| The Empire Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | Surface | |
| The Northern Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Whitney Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Caledonia Prospect | Sulfur-Pyrite | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spragueville in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Flood | Spragueville | $10,000 | Runoff from heavy rain and snowmelt caused rivers and streams to go into flood across St. Lawrence County. Because of the relatively flat landscape, areas remained in flood for several days. The Oswegatchie and its tributaries flooded western portions of the county, including the Maple City Recreation Trail in Ogdensburg, and county Route 15 near Heuvelton. Further upstream County Rte 3 in Rossie and Rte 7 in Macomb we closed due to flooding. Other tributaries to the St. Regis river flooded Hopson, O'Neil, and Munson Roads near Brasher NY. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spragueville | $5,000 | Several birch trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Spragueville | - | A brief tornado occurred south of Country Club road near Matoon Creek. EF-0 damage based on NY State Homeland Security and Emergency Services drone footage. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keenes | 0.4 miles | 19 | |
| Pikes Corner | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Somerville | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Wegatchie | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| West Fowler | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Natural Dam | 5.7 miles | 19 | |
| Hailesboro | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Gouverneur | 6.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 977044. 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.









