Terryville, New York
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Brookhaven town. It lies in ZIP code area 11776. The Survey maps it on the Port Jefferson quadrangle.
Then and now
1902 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 82 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 32 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.
- 1902 USGS Setauket quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Islip quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1904 USGS Setauket quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1919 USGS Setauket quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Islip quadrangle1:125000
- 1947 USGS Port Jefferson quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Port Jefferson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Setauket quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Port Jefferson quadrangle1:24000
- 1969 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Long Island West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1,190 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,190 fires within 5 miles of Terryville between 2000 and 2020, burning about 500 acres in total. 81 started naturally. 116 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 | 894 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 116 |
| Natural | 81 |
| Smoking | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Terryville: 2 past producers, 2 producers, 1 plant, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Aviation Industries Plant | Titanium | Unknown | ||
| Port Jefferson Station B Plant | Titanium, Metal | Plant | ||
| Brookhaven Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Brookhaven Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Suffolk Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Suffolk Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Terryville in 4 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 2 flash flood, 1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2018 | Lightning | Terryville | $750 | Lightning struck a fence and shattered it. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Terryville | - | Water rescue on Amber Lane at Shenandoah Boulevard. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Terryville | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 59 mph was reported. |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Terryville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Jefferson Station | 1.5 miles | 32 | |
| South Setauket | 2.2 miles | 32 | |
| Port Jefferson | 2.6 miles | 32 | |
| Crystal Brook | 2.9 miles | 32 | |
| Poquott | 3.1 miles | 32 | |
| East Setauket | 3.1 miles | 32 | |
| Mount Sinai | 3.2 miles | 32 | |
| Selden | 3.3 miles | 33 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 967179. 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.















