Willisville, New York
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Parishville town. It lies in ZIP code area 13676. It stands on O'Malley Brook. The Survey maps it on the Colton 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:
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1908 USGS Potsdam quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Colton quadrangle1:31680
- 1943 USGS Colton quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Ogdensburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Colton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Massena quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Massena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
121 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Willisville between 2000 and 2020, burning about 105 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 14 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 | 79 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 17 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 13 September 2005 | 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 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Willisville: 10 past producers, 3 producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown's School Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | ||
| Pierrepont Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1979, 1982 | |
| Clafin School Deposit | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Iron Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Clarkson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Potsdam Red Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Potsdam Sandstone Co. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Bicknell Brothers S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Frank Randall Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Parishville | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Coney Island | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Hannawa Falls | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| High Flats | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Colton | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Wildwood | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Parishville Center | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Sinclair Corner | 4.3 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 977280. 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.









