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Swan Lake, New York

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Liberty town. It lies in ZIP code area 12783. The Survey maps it on the Liberty West quadrangle.

Swan Lake within Sullivan County

Then and now

1921 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 65 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Swan Lake, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Swan Lake, surveyed 1921

On record in Swan 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

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 22 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

151 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of Swan Lake between 1997 and 2020, burning about 173 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 11 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/undetermined85
Debris and open burning23
Arson/incendiarism11
Equipment and vehicle use8
Natural7
Smoking7
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Recreation and ceremony3
Other causes2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
6 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
3 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
29 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
28 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
26 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
26 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
19 September 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 Sullivan County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Swan Lake: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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
Mongaup Valley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mongaup Valley Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Sullivan County

Storms near this place

17 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Swan Lake in 17 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 12 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2021Thunderstorm WindSwan Lake$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires on Murphy Road.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindSwan Lake$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down multiple trees and wires.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindSwan Lake$6,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down tree across Stanton Corners Rd. Multiple trees around the area were also knocked down.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindSwan Lake$5,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees on Cohen Road.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindSwan Lake$5,000Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and wires.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindSwan Lake$3,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires on Topaz Lane.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindSwan Lake$2,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree and wires.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindSwan Lake$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires on roadway.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindSwan Lake$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on Stanton Corners Road.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindSwan Lake$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked tree down onto Stanton Corners Rd.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindSwan Lake-Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines.
July 2010HailSwan Lake-no account filed
July 2010HailSwan Lake-no account filed
June 2009HailSwan Lake-no account filed
June 2009HailSwan Lake-no account filed
August 2007HailSwan Lake-no account filed
August 1995Thunderstorm WindSwan Lake-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Sullivan 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
Ferndale2.6 miles22
Bushville3.0 miles25
Loomis3.2 miles22
Harris3.7 miles25
Liberty3.9 miles22
White Sulphur Springs4.1 miles22
Kauneonga Lake5.1 miles23
Briscoe5.4 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 966887. 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.