West Plattsburgh, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Plattsburgh town. It lies in ZIP code area 12962. It stands on Patterson Brook. The Survey maps it on the Morrisonville quadrangle.
Then and now
1913 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 73 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.
- 1913 USGS Dannemora quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Dannemora quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Morrisonville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Lake Champlain North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
273 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 273 fires within 5 miles of West Plattsburgh between 1992 and 2020, burning about 278 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 43 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 | 167 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2004 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2014 | 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 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of West Plattsburgh: 13 past producers, 7 producers, 1 prospect. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Co High, Dept. Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Rand Hill Region Anorthosite | Aluminum, Silica, Iron, Water, Free, Sodium, Calcium | Prospect | Surface | |
| Plattsburgh Quarry #3 | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Plattsburgh Quarry #4 | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pallette Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Plattsburgh Quarries Inc | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1956, 1964 | |
| Plattsburgh Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Plattsburgh Quarry #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Plattsburgh Quarry #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Surface |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrisonville | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Woods Mills | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Beartown | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Cadyville | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| West Beekmantown | 4.0 miles | 24 | |
| Halseys Corners | 5.3 miles | 29 | |
| Elsinore | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Pleasant Ridge Corners | 5.6 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 970842. 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.






