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Upper Saint Regis, New York

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Harrietstown town. It lies in ZIP code area 12945. It lies near Birch Island. The Survey maps it on the Saint Regis Mountain quadrangle.

Upper Saint Regis within Franklin County

Then and now

1905 to 1999

The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Upper Saint Regis, surveyed 1999
Topographic sheet of Upper Saint Regis, surveyed 1905

Compare 1905 against another survey:

On record in Upper Saint Regis

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 24 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

30 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Upper Saint Regis between 2003 and 2020, burning about 28 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 2 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/undetermined8
Recreation and ceremony8
Natural5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Arson/incendiarism2
Debris and open burning2
Smoking1
Fireworks1

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
9 September 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2008Arson/incendiarism9.2 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
29 September 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreNew York Forest RangersCOOLER POND #2
25 September 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreNew York Forest RangersCOOLER POND FIRE #1
21 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreNew York Forest RangersSPECTACLE PONDS FIRE
17 September 2015Naturalunder an acreNew York Forest RangersLOWER ST. REGIS FIRE
17 September 2015Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New YorkLOWER ST. REGIS FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Franklin 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 Upper Saint Regis: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Saranac Juction QuarryGranitePast Producer
Unnamed ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Franklin 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
Keese Mill2.8 miles24
Lake Clear2.9 miles27
Paul Smiths3.0 miles24
Paul Smiths Easy Street3.6 miles25
McMasters Crossing4.2 miles27
Saranac Inn4.4 miles23
Gabriels5.3 miles25
Harrietstown5.9 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 968302. 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.