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Turin, New York

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Turin town. It lies in ZIP code area 13473. The Survey maps it on the Glenfield quadrangle.

Turin within Lewis County

Then and now

1905 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Turin, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Turin, surveyed 1905

On record in Turin

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 within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 21 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

34 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Turin between 2002 and 2020, burning about 20 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 8 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/undetermined14
Arson/incendiarism8
Natural5
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Debris and open burning2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1
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
24 September 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
1 September 2007Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
1 September 2003Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 August 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
15 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
27 July 2007Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
16 July 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 June 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lewis County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Turin: 3 past producers, 3 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Titanium, Metal, Iron, Zirconium, Titanium, Iron. 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
Gingerich PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Port LeydenZirconium, Titanium, IronProspect1952
Port Leyden MineTitanium, Metal, IronOccurrence
Callanan PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hoch Brothers Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Lyonsdale PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Town of Leyden PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
West Turin PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lewis County

Storms near this place

16 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Turin in 16 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 14 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. 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
August 1993Thunderstorm WindTurin$50,000no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindTurin$30,000no account filed
July 2005Flash FloodTurin$25,000no account filed
August 2003Flash FloodTurin$25,000no account filed
August 2016Thunderstorm WindTurin$10,000Law enforcement reported wires downed on Route 26 by thunderstorm winds.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindTurin$10,000Law enforcement reported wires downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindTurin$10,000Officials reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindTurin$10,000Law enforcement reported trees and wires down.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindTurin$10,000Law enforcement reported trees and wires down.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindTurin$10,000no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindTurin$10,000no account filed
March 2025Thunderstorm WindTurin$2,000Trees and wires down in the Town of Turin.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindTurin$2,000Trees and wires were reported down in South Turin.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindTurin$2,000Trees and wires were reported down in Turin.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindTurin$1,000Trees down onto East Main Street.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindTurin$1,000Trees were reported down.

Every storm recorded in Lewis 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
Collinsville1.9 miles20
Lyons Falls2.3 miles21
Welch Hill2.7 miles21
Goulds Mill4.0 miles20
Hoseville4.1 miles21
Kosterville4.1 miles20
Constableville4.3 miles20
Shuetown4.4 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 967950. 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.