Wadhams, New York
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Westport town. It lies in ZIP code area 12993. It stands on Crooked Brook. The Survey maps it on the Westport quadrangle.
Then and now
1894 to 1999The same ground, surveyed 105 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1894 against another survey:
On record in Wadhams
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.
First Congregational and Presbyterian Society Church of Westportlisted 1988 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 31 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 Port Henry quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Port Henry quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1945 USGS Port Henry quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Port Henry quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Westport quadrangle1:25000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Lake Champlain South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1999 USGS Westport quadrangle1:25000
Fires near this place
76 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Wadhams between 1996 and 2020, burning about 90 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 4 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 | 33 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | SPLIT ROCK MT FIRE |
| 7 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 2015 | Natural | 1.5 acres | New York Forest Rangers | SPLIT ROCK MT FIRE |
| 19 August 2013 | 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
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Wadhams: 6 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Titanium, Metal, Iron, Vanadium, Titanium, Vanadium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown-Westport Area | Iron, Titanium, Metal, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Splitrock Mountain Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1885, 1890 | |
| Tupper Lake Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Westport Area | Titanium, Metal, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Snake Den Harbor Deposit | Titanium, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Split Rock Mine | Titanium, Metal, Iron, Vanadium | Occurrence | ||
| Split Rock Mine | Iron, Titanium, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Tunnel Mountain Mines | Titanium, Metal, Iron, Vanadium | Occurrence | ||
| Tunnel Mountain Mines | Iron, Titanium, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Westport Area Prospect | Titanium, Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
11 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wadhams in 11 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Wadhams | $250,000 | Dept. of Highways and Emergency Mgmt. reported several roads damaged and/or washed out in and in the vicinity of Westport, NY due to 3 to 5 inches of excessive rainfall. These included, but were not limited to NY Route 22 between Main St. and Walker Rd., Route 9N, Ledge Hill Rd. and Lake Shore Rd. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Wadhams | $50,000 | Persistent shower and thunderstorm activity affected portions of eastern Essex County, NY during the afternoon of August 16, 2023. Radar estimates and observational reports showed that between one and three inches of rain affected this area leading to a few reports of flash flooding, mainly in the towns of Moriah and Westport. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wadhams | $20,000 | Reports of trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wadhams | $20,000 | Large tree down across house. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wadhams | $5,000 | Tree and other debris down along Elizabethtown-Wadhams road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wadhams | $5,000 | Large tree uprooted at intersection of Coonrod and Middle road. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wadhams | $5,000 | A warm front moved northeast through northern New York during the early morning hours of July 9th resulting in severe thunderstorms across parts of the area. Thunderstorm winds downed powerlines in Gouverneur and trees and powerlines in Wadhams and Westport. In Canton lightning started a fire which destroyed a garage and three cars. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wadhams | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wadhams | $2,000 | Powerlines and branches downed by thunderstorm winds along Youngs road in Westport. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Wadhams | - | Greater than quarter but less than golf ball size hail. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Wadhams | - | Quarter size hail reported by mail carrier along route. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westport | 3.4 miles | 31 | |
| Whallonsburg | 3.9 miles | 27 | |
| Stowersville | 5.1 miles | 23 | |
| Boquet | 6.0 miles | 27 | |
| Lewis | 6.4 miles | 23 | |
| Reber | 6.6 miles | 27 | |
| Crowningshield | 6.9 miles | 23 | |
| Elizabethtown | 7.0 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 968623. 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.









