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.
Then and now
1921 to 1986The 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.


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
Bikur Cholim B'nai Israel Synagoguelisted 1999
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 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.
- 1921 USGS Livingston Manor quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1923 USGS Livingston Manor quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS Livingston Manor quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Liberty West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
151 since 1997Regional 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/undetermined | 85 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 19 September 2014 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mongaup Valley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mongaup Valley Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
17 since 1995Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan Lake | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and wires on Murphy Road. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan Lake | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down multiple trees and wires. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan Lake | $6,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down tree across Stanton Corners Rd. Multiple trees around the area were also knocked down. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan Lake | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees on Cohen Road. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan Lake | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and wires. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan Lake | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires on Topaz Lane. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan Lake | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree and wires. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan Lake | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires on roadway. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan Lake | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on Stanton Corners Road. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan Lake | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked tree down onto Stanton Corners Rd. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan Lake | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Swan Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Swan Lake | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Swan Lake | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Swan Lake | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Swan Lake | - | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferndale | 2.6 miles | 22 | |
| Bushville | 3.0 miles | 25 | |
| Loomis | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Harris | 3.7 miles | 25 | |
| Liberty | 3.9 miles | 22 | |
| White Sulphur Springs | 4.1 miles | 22 | |
| Kauneonga Lake | 5.1 miles | 23 | |
| Briscoe | 5.4 miles | 21 |
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.










