Valcour, New York
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Peru town. It lies in ZIP code area 12972. It stands on Silver Stream. The Survey maps it on the Keeseville quadrangle.
Then and now
1894 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Valcour
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.
- Lyon Street Schoollisted 2013 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 29 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.
- 1894 USGS Plattsburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1906 USGS Plattsburg quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1939 USGS Plattsburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Plattsburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Plattsburg quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Plattsburgh quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Keeseville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Lake Champlain North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
139 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Valcour between 2001 and 2020, burning about 111 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 19 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 | 73 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2012 | Natural | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 August 2007 | 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
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Valcour: 6 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Kent Beach Sand Deposit | Titanium, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Bluff Point Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Bluff Point Quarry | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cliff Haven Quarry #1 | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cliff Haven Quarry #2 | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Le Zotte Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Surface |
Storms near this place
6 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Valcour in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Valcour | $300,000 | Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused flash flooding in areas of Peru New York. Road washouts were reported on River Road, other town and state roads were flooded, and high water entered some homes. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valcour | $10,000 | Trees and wires down at Ausable Point campground. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valcour | $5,000 | A wet microburst downed trees and wires at AuSable Point campground and Wharf way. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Valcour | - | Numerous hail with some hail the size of a quarter. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Valcour | - | Quarter size hail reported. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Valcour | - | Penny size hail fell at AuSable campground. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Junction | 2.1 miles | 29 | |
| Salmon River (historical) | 2.7 miles | 29 | |
| South Plattsburgh | 3.3 miles | 29 | |
| Laphams Mills | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Cliff Haven | 3.7 miles | 29 | |
| Clinton Park (historical) | 4.0 miles | 29 | |
| Parc | 4.3 miles | 29 | |
| Pleasant Ridge Corners | 4.5 miles | 29 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122561806 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 973185. 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.










