Whippleville, New York
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Malone town. It lies in ZIP code area 12953. The Survey maps it on the Malone quadrangle. It stands 823 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1915 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 79 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
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1915 USGS Malone quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1917 USGS Malone quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Malone quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Massena quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Massena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
137 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 137 fires within 5 miles of Whippleville between 1999 and 2020, burning about 108 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 13 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 | 85 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | New York Forest Rangers | BRICK CHURCH RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Whippleville: 8 past producers, 5 producers, 1 prospect, 1 plant. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Graphite, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Carlin Property Deposit | Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Northern Adriondack Quarry | Flagstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Adirondack Stone Inc Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1955, 1973 | |
| Adirondack Stone Inc Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1955, 1973 | |
| Malone Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Northern Adriondack Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Campbells Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Francis J. Paro Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Francis J. Paro Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Malone Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant |
Storms near this place
7 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whippleville in 7 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Flash Flood | Whippleville | $80,000 | Showers and thunderstorms trained across portions of northeastern Franklin County, NY in the vicinity of Malone and the hamlet of Whippleville. One home in Whippleville was evacuated due to high water from a creek feeding into the nearby Salmon River. A driveway crossing the creek at the residence was overwhelmed and clogged by debris, impounding water, which quickly rose, flooding the residence. County Road 25, 2 miles south-southeast of Whippleville was also closed due to high water as a farm pond and connected drainage overflowed onto the highway. Additionally, a portion of Webster Road, approximately 1 mile southwest of Whippleville near the Malone Fish and Game Club was closed due to high water. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Whippleville | $25,000 | Training thunderstorms and showers deposited several inches of rainfall across northern Franklin county, including Duane road, between Malone and Whippleville with one resident evacuated. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whippleville | $25,000 | Numerous and widespread trees downed between Malone and Westfield with Routes 5 and 8 closed due to blocked roads and power lines. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Whippleville | $25,000 | Portions of County Route 25 washed out due to torrential rains associated with thunderstorms. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whippleville | $10,000 | Estimated 60 to 70 mph winds with trees down, uprooted and snapped. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whippleville | $5,000 | Trees down across Lime Kiln road in Whippleville. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whippleville | - | Two trees blocking Goodman road beyond Sugar Bush road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teboville | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Malone | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Malone Junction | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Chasm Falls | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Skerry | 7.0 miles | 16 | |
| Fay | 7.2 miles | 17 | |
| Owls Head | 7.2 miles | 18 | |
| Bangor | 7.2 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Whippleville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q48740204 | 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 971045. 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.








