West Monroe, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1985. It stands in West Monroe town. It lies in ZIP code area 13167. It stands on Slocum Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mallory quadrangle.
Then and now
1905 to 1985The 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 sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 19 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.
- 1905 USGS Mexico quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Mallory quadrangle1:31680
- 1957 USGS Mallory quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Syracuse quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
120 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of West Monroe between 2000 and 2020, burning about 63 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 15 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 | 63 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 18 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 August 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
23 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Monroe in 23 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 20 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. 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 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Monroe | $35,000 | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Monroe | $25,000 | Broadcast news showed a secured dock flipped over by thunderstorm winds in Shaw Bay. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Monroe | $20,000 | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Monroe | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Monroe | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Monroe | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Monroe | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Monroe | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Monroe | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Monroe | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Monroe | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | West Monroe | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Monroe | $2,500 | Tree and wires downed. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Monroe | $2,000 | Trees and powerlines downed. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Monroe | $2,000 | Trees and wires downed in the Town of West Monroe. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Monroe | $2,000 | Trees and lines were downed in the town of West Monroe. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Monroe | $2,000 | Trees and wires were reported down. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Monroe | $2,000 | Trees and wires were reported down onto Whig Hill Road. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Monroe | $1,000 | Trees and wires were downed. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Monroe | $500 | Tree downed in West Monroe. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Monroe | $500 | A large tree was downed in West Monroe. |
| August 2023 | Hail | West Monroe | - | Broadcast media relayed a public report of large hail on social media with a photo from the west side of Oneida Lake. |
| September 2013 | Hail | West Monroe | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Bridge | 0.7 miles | 19 | |
| Whig Hill | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Mud Settlement | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Toad Harbor | 2.8 miles | 29 | |
| Union Settlement | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Dutch Settlement | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Gayville | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Doris Park | 3.4 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 970804. 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.
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.






