West Stockholm, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Stockholm town. It lies in ZIP code area 13676. It stands on Tucker Brook. The Survey maps it on the Potsdam quadrangle.
Then and now
1908 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 86 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1908 against another survey:
On record in West Stockholm
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 1 record
- West Stockholm Historic Districtlisted 1979
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1908 USGS Potsdam quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Potsdam quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Potsdam quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Potsdam quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Massena quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Massena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
147 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of West Stockholm between 1992 and 2020, burning about 173 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 23 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 | 81 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2018 | Smoking | 3.1 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 27 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 September 2017 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2008 | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of West Stockholm: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bicknell Brothers S & G Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Stockholm in 3 storm reports between 2003 and 2019: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Stockholm | $10,000 | Multiple power outages due to downed lines caused by parts of trees on utility lines. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Stockholm | $10,000 | Several reports of trees and power lines down due to thunderstorm winds in the Stockholm area. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Stockholm | $5,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandfordville | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Southville | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| North Stockholm | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Sisson | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Converse | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Stockholm Center | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Sinclair Corner | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Unionville | 5.1 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 977260. 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.









