Willsboro, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Willsboro town. It lies in ZIP code area 12996. It stands on Brandywine Brook. The Survey maps it on the Willsboro quadrangle.
Then and now
1895 to 1999The same ground, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1895 against another survey:
On record in Willsboro
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 7 records
Adsit Log Houselisted 1992
Abraham Aiken Houselisted 1989
Flat Rock Camplisted 2006
Ligonier Point Historic Districtlisted 2013
Sheldon-Owens Farmlisted 1993
Willsboro Congregational Churchlisted 1984
Willsboro School, Thelisted 2010
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 27 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.
- 1895 USGS Willsboro quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1941 USGS Willsboro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Willsboro quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Willsboro quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Willsboro quadrangle1:25000
- 1986 USGS Lake Champlain South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1999 USGS Willsboro quadrangle1:25000
Fires near this place
56 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Willsboro between 1994 and 2020, burning about 111 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 2 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 | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 1 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 August 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 13 August 2002 | Natural | 3.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | SHANTY BROOK FIRE |
| 10 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Willsboro: 18 past producers, 2 producers, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Wollastonite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Garnet, Wollastonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elsworth Diopside Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Fox Hill Quarry | Wollastonite, Garnet | Past Producer | 1810, 1939, 1982 | |
| Fox Knoll | Garnet, Wollastonite | Producer | Grossularite, Wollastonite | |
| Interpace/ Willsboro, N.Y. | Wollastonite, Garnet | Unknown | ||
| Irvin Calkins Graphite Prospect | Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Willsboro Mine | Emery | Past Producer | Emery | |
| Cabot Minerals Div. Deposit | Wollastonite | Past Producer | ||
| Jacques Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
12 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Willsboro in 12 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 11 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willsboro | $25,000 | Damage to Willsboro Bay Marina as well as several large trees. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willsboro | $20,000 | Several trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds across Willsboro. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willsboro | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willsboro | $10,000 | Multiple trees reported downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willsboro | $10,000 | Several reports of trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willsboro | $5,000 | Trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willsboro | $5,000 | Several trees up to half foot in diameter downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willsboro | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willsboro | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willsboro | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willsboro | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Willsboro | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willsboro Point | 3.6 miles | 27 | |
| Boquet | 3.7 miles | 27 | |
| Essex | 3.9 miles | 27 | |
| Reber | 5.2 miles | 27 | |
| Craterclub | 5.3 miles | 27 | |
| Whallonsburg | 6.4 miles | 27 | |
| Crowningshield | 6.9 miles | 23 | |
| Deerhead | 8.0 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 971383. 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.









